Kakiemon octagonal bowl
Dateearly 18th century
Maker
Japanese
Label TextThe outside of this bowl features two gnarled trees accompanied by bamboo. On one side, the reddish blossoms of a plum tree create a canopy for shrub-like sasa bamboo. Tall bamboo grows behind two craggy rocks to the right of the pine tree on the opposite side. In East Asia, hardy bamboo, evergreen pine, and early blossoming plum are known as the “Three Friends of Winter,” an auspicious painting subject and common decorative motif. The octagonal form and out-turned rim suggest that the bowl was made for export to Europe.
Object number56.124
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Refined Harmony: Decorative Arts from the Edo Period", March 7, 2003 - March 23, 2004Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 153Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (9.8 x 19.4 cm)
MediumImari ware, Kakiemon type; porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels
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