small covered cosmetic dish

Kinkōzan workshop

small covered cosmetic dish, circa 1910, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: 薩摩焼 Satsuma ware; gilding; enamel

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 3 x 9.3 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 1 3/16 x 3 11/16 in

Credit line: Gift in memory of James H. Walker Jr., by his family

Accession number: 2006.0117.a,b

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This very fancy dish is decorated in a style called Satsuma ware that describes the delicate and detailed flowers and gold decoration. Dishes like this were often sent from Japan to other countries like the United Kingdom or United States because people there loved the designs. What kinds of things do you admire about other cultures? Looking at art from other cultures and countries like this can help us understand other people more deeply. What places or people are you curious about? How could you learn more?