Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves

first half of the 19th century

Not on view

The combination of cherry blossoms and colorful maple leaves on this large bowl revive the style of Kyoto’s famous ceramic artist Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743). The vivid composition is based on a poem about the Tatsuta River, from the waka anthology Kokin Wakashū (ca. 905). The poet describes fallen autumn foliage drifting on the water’s surface as if it were gold brocade, and cherry blossoms in the Yoshino hills that put him in mind of white snowflakes. The patterns evoke both symbolic images of spring and autumn, as well as two famous sites (meisho) in Japan.

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三代高橋道八作　色絵桜楓文大鉢
Title: Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves
Artist: Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 22 7/16 in. (57 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Object Number: 2019.193.73
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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