Plate
Datemid 17th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextArita ware was greatly influenced by Chinese as well as Korean ceramics. These three examples of blue and white ware borrow common Ming patterns, including the fungus-shaped ruyi heads on the inner border.
Object number92.47.1
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistoryTokyo, Japan, Suntory Museum of Art, Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum, July 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 (Kobe, Japan, Kobe City Museum, Sept. 19 - Dec. 6, 2009; Kofu, Japan, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Dec. 23, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010; Atami, Japan, MOA Museum of Art, Mar. 13 - May 9, 2010; Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Art Museum, May 23 - July 19, 2010).
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012.Published ReferencesKawai, Masatomo, Yasuhiro Nishioka, Yukiko Sirahara, editors, "Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum", 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun, catalogue number 18Credit LineGift of Frank D. Stout
DimensionsDiameter: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
MediumArita ware; porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
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