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Large Dish (Ōzara) with Plants

ca. 1640s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 230
This large dish, an early Hizen ware excavated from the Maruo kiln site in western Arita, is an important example of large-scale celadon production in Japan. Although few complete celadon pieces survive, shards have been uncovered at more than twenty-two kiln sites across the region, suggesting a broader industry. These wares were likely made for export to Southeast Asia, where numerous comparable dishes have been discovered. They appear to have been crafted to meet a demand previously satisfied by celadons from China’s Longquan kilns. When exports of Chinese ceramics declined sharply in the 1650s, kilns at Arita and Hasami, in Nagasaki Prefecture, responded by mass-producing celadon dishes, patterned using chisels or pressure molds.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 青磁草花文大皿
  • Title: Large Dish (Ōzara) with Plants
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1640s
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze (Arita ware, Ko Imari type)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. (foot) 7 in. (17.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
  • Object Number: 2002.447.37
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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