Title
Dish with floral motif
Year/Period
c.1755
Region
Chelsea, England
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:3.9 x W:35.3 x D:26.5 cm
Accession No.
2007-55808
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs.Toshio Egawa
This oval-shaped dish is painted with the flowers and butterflies pattern.The Japanese Kakiemon style had one of the greatest impacts on European ceramics. Kakiemon porcelain was produced in the area of Arita in present-day Saga prefecture on Kyushu Island. Kakiemon is named after the potter, Sakaida Kakiemon (1596-1666), who was reputed to have pioneered the use of colour enamels on porcelain in Japan. The designs are finely painted in translucent overglaze enamels with large undecorated areas highlighting the distinctive milky-white body.
