Headrest
Dateca. mid to late 17th century
Maker
Japanese, Arita
Label TextThe Japanese style of elegant enamel decoration using a palette of rich iron red, green, blue, and brown, had a large impact on porcelain decoration in the West. The quail pattern depicted on this Japanese headrest resonates on German, French, and even Chinese porcelain decorated in London, examples of which surround it here.
Object number76.100
Provenance[Mr William H. Lautz, New York, New York, 1968]; sold to Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, 1968-1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistoryNew Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Art Gallery, "Word in Flower: The Visualization of Classical Literature in 17th Century Japan", September 22 - November 11, 1989, (09/22/1989 - 11/12/1989)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 196
Trubner, Henry. Asian Art in the Seattle Art Museum: Fifty Years of Collecting. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1983;
Emerson, Julie et al. Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe. Seattle, WA : Seattle Art Museum in association with University of Washington Press, 2000, p. 161
Wheelwright, Carolyn. Word in Flower: The Visualization of Classical Literature in Seventeenth-Century Japan. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1989; Yamane Yūzō. An Illustration of Japanese Coloured Porcelain" vol. 2. Kyoto: Kyoto-Shoin Co, 1953, illus. no. 107Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions5 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.5 x 9.84 x 7.3 cm)
MediumHard paste porcelain
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