皿 sara (dish), Ogata Kenzan

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Ogata Kenzan, 皿 sara (dish)
Ogata Kenzan, 皿 sara (dish)
Ogata Kenzan
皿 sara (dish)
circa 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
皿 sara (dish), circa 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: underglaze; kawarake (earthenware)
Dimensions:
Object Diameter (Diameter): 13.3 cm
Object Diameter (Diameter): 5 1/4 in
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Jack Dodick
Accession number: 1978.0085
Not on display
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Teaching Gallery Label: "The Tea Ceremony," Apr-2014, Kris Imants Ercums At tea gatherings, Japanese sweets (wagashi) were often served on small dishes like this one attributed to Ogata Kenzan. Kenzan was known for combining bold decorative motifs on rough ceramic forms, a combination treasured by tea practitioners. Archive Label 2003: Ogata Kenzan, a potter and painter from Kyoto, contributed greatly to the development of the Rimpa School, a group of artists who took inspiration from literary and pictorial images. This small plate, once part of a set of five, is exemplary of the Rimpa style. Broad areas of contrasting colors create an abstracted pictorial space on which Kenzan boldly painted blades of grass in clumps using free and direct brushwork.