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Dish, waster

Object Details

Description
Slumped plate, waster.
Clay: porcelain.
Glaze: clear. Glazed inside sandy foot.
Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Central medaillon with leaves and fruit spray with background filled in cobalt blue.
Contains sticker.
Marks
Sticker with Chinese characters "Hiroseyama" inscribed in blue ink.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
1650-1850
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Gift of John A. Pope
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
D: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in)
Style
Arita ware
Type
Vessel
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