Dish (one of a pair)

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Dish (one of a pair)

Late 17th - early 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

This dish was exported to Europe through the Dutch East India Company, and the gilded ormolu mount was produced at a European furniture studio after it arrived. Dishes like this were popularly used in Europe as bowls for sweets or fruits throughout the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

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Object Details

Title:

Dish (one of a pair)

Date:

Late 17th - early 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamel, and gilt decoration; gilded copper and marble mount (Arita ware)

Dimensions:

12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-292

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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