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Bowl with cover

Dateca. 1800

Label TextThe Portuguese and Spanish arrived in Japan in the 16th century. The Japanese called them nanban, or “southern barbarians,” because they came through a maritime route from the south. The term was used to refer to almost anything foreign in 16th- and 17th-century Japan.

Object number92.47.23.1

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Museum: Mixed Metaphors, Fred Wilson, Jan. 28 - June 13, 1993. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Refined Harmony: Decorative Arts from the Edo Period, Mar. 7, 2003 - Mar. 23, 2004. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Chronicles of a Global East, Oct. 20, 2022 - Oct. 22, 2023.

Credit LineGift of Frank D. Stout

Dimensions.a H.: 2 1/2 in. .a Diam.: 4 3/8 in.

MediumImari ware, Ko-Imari type: porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels