Plate

Museum number:

9-12387a,b

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210912387a@2cb

Alternate number:

3192* (original number) and AB-93 (previous number (Anson Blake’s number))

Accession number:

Acc.3032

Description:

Plate, porcelain, with underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration. "Imari" ware. wide plate with turned up edge. Deep, dark blue underglaze, with green spotted enamel, red, and gold lacquer. Three red and gold flowers with blue leaves and gold detail within blue & green band with gold crosshatching. Tree red 'jui-i' scepter heads on sides, bordered by blue. Flower motif between. underside: blue vine scroll-work, three lines on foot ring. Inscription on bottom center. * Height: 3 cm; Rim diameter: 24.5 cm. Identical to 9-12388.

Donor:

Design Department (UC Berkeley)

Collection place:

Arita, Saga Prefecture, Northern Kyushu

Verbatim coll. place:

Japan, Saga Prefecture (Hizen Prov.), Arita, "Imari" ware.

Culture or time period:

Japanese

Collector:

Anita Day Symmes Blake and Anson Stiles Blake

Collection date:

before 1962

Materials:

Enamel (fused coating), Glaze (coating by location), and Porcelain (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Porcelain (visual works)

Function:

4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

Accession date:

1974

Context of use:

*Inscription on base reads 'Dai Min Sei Ka Nen sei.' "made in Cheng Hua era of the great Ming Dynasty" (1465-1487), a common mark in the 18th century on Imari ware. - Hidden among the floral motif on the sides, are architectural features and mountains. this same design element is found on pieces 9-12385 and 9-12386.

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

diameter 24.5 centimeters and height 3 centimeters

Comment:

identical to 9-12388

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