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This dish is an example of the finest type of Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It has a complex, abstracted design of ginkgo leaves and “Chinese grasses” (<em>karakusa</em>) in underglaze blue that may be among the most interesting of the underglaze blue designs. The dish is the largest of the three standard-sized Nabeshima dishes for individual servings.
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299303
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Dish with Ginkgo Leaves
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Dish with Ginkgo Leaves
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This dish is an example of the finest type of Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It has a complex, abstracted design of ginkgo leaves and “Chinese grasses” (<em>karakusa</em>) in underglaze blue that may be among the most interesting of the underglaze blue designs. The dish is the largest of the three standard-sized Nabeshima dishes for individual servings.
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late 1600s–early 1700s
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en
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Q60750695
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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2017.61
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Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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Dish with Ginkgo Leaves (染付銀杏唐花文皿), late 1600s–early 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2017.61
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染付銀杏唐花文皿
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Japanese Art
didYouKnow
The ginkgo's distinctive fan-shaped leaf is a symbol of longevity and endurance in Japanese art.
citations
citation
von Spee, Clarissa. “Acquisition Highlights: Asian Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 10–11.
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Reproduced: p. 11; Mentioned: p. 7, 11
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Griswold, William M. “Recent Acquisitions (2013-20) at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” <em>Burlington Magazine </em>163, no. 1414 (January 2021): 93–104.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 104, no. 22; mentioned: p. 93
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Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. <em>Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 50, fig. 25
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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