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This modest serving dish is decorated with two figures playing chess, or <em>go </em>in Japanese. The green color is typical of <em>kutani</em> porcelain. This dish was produced for the export market after Japan replaced China as Europe’s primary source for export porcelain.
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140294
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Dish with Two Men Playing Go
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140294
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Dish with Two Men Playing Go
description
This modest serving dish is decorated with two figures playing chess, or <em>go </em>in Japanese. The green color is typical of <em>kutani</em> porcelain. This dish was produced for the export market after Japan replaced China as Europe’s primary source for export porcelain.
date
1700s
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CC0
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en
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Q80038315
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Ceramic
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import
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Overall: 2.4 x 13.8 cm (15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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1964.26
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porcelain, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style)
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Dish with Two Men Playing Go, 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style); overall: 2.4 x 13.8 cm (15/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.260
collection
Japanese Art
citations
citation
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 23, no. 11
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:12:06.122000
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140294
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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porcelain, molded, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Imari style)
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