Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns

Workshop of Ogata Kenzan Japanese

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These vividly colored small side dishes (mukōzuke) were created to enhance the beauty of the food served in them. The entire surface of each vessel was coated in white slip, covered in transparent glaze, and fired. Stencil paper in the shape of camellia flowers was then laid on the surface of each dish to keep the blossoms white while green enamel was brushed on. This application technique derived from stencil dyeing used in textile art.

Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan

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Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan
Set of Five Camellia-Shaped Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) with Camellia Patterns, Workshop of Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663–1743), Stoneware with white slip and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kenzan ware), Japan

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