Important Art Object
Dish with a design of a banquet scene
Data
| Artist | Ko-kutani (old Kutani) type, Imari warea |
|---|---|
| Period | Edo period, 17th century |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with overglaze enamels |
| Size | H.9.0 D.40.9 BD.20.1 |
Explanation
Among various ko-Kutani ware are large dishes of over 30cm in diamter. This is a well-known example of one the largest dishes of ko-Kutani ware with a design unique to this piece. The dish, of a gray white porcelain clay, is very thinly potted. It features delicate scrollwork around the perimeter, and is decorated on the interior surface with a Chinese banquet scene shown from a bird's-eye perspective as if through an open roof, with mists above and below.