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The dish is an example of the finest type of early Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It is decorated with sweet osmanthus, or fragrant olive tree, with iron-red flowers and green and yellow enamels on the leaves. A band of misty clouds in underglaze blue completes the composition. The osmanthus tree was imported from China to southern Japan.
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299305
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Dish with Sweet Osmanthus and Cloud
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299305
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Dish with Sweet Osmanthus and Cloud
description
The dish is an example of the finest type of early Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It is decorated with sweet osmanthus, or fragrant olive tree, with iron-red flowers and green and yellow enamels on the leaves. A band of misty clouds in underglaze blue completes the composition. The osmanthus tree was imported from China to southern Japan.
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late 1600s–early 1700s
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en
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Q60758650
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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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2017.63
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Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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Dish with Sweet Osmanthus and Cloud (色絵木犀文皿), late 1600s–early 1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2017.63
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色絵木犀文皿
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Japanese Art
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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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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:52:49.390000
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299305
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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