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Bowl with cover
Bowl with cover

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
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.2
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.3
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.4
Covered bowl
ca. 1800
Object number: 92.47.23.5
Ko-Kutani bottle vase
Japanese
ca. 1680
Object number: 69.19
Square plate
Japanese
late 17th century
Object number: 56.128
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.6
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.7
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.8
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.4
Soba cup
Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 98.47.13.5
Kakiemon octagonal bowl
Japanese
early 18th century
Object number: 56.124