plate with seashells, unknown maker from Japan

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plate with seashells
plate with seashells
plate with seashells
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
plate with seashells , 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Hizen Provence, Japan
Material/technique: underglaze; Kakiemon porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2.3 x 15.7 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 0 7/8 x 6 3/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.1567
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Circuits of Exchange: The Global Taste for Blue-and-White Ceramics," Mar-2009, Kris Ercums Highly prized in Europe, Kakiemon was extremely influential in Europe. Decoration is usually of high quality, with delicate and asymmetric, yet well-balanced, designs as seen in the assemblage of seashells on this small plate. Decoration was sparsely applied to emphasize the fine white porcelain background body known in Japan as nigoshide (milky white).