Square dish depicting a dragon chasing a flaming pearl

Details

• Title

  Square dish depicting a dragon chasing a flaming pearl

• Artist/maker

  possibly Kakiemon workshops (established mid-17th century) (potter)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites › Nangawara › Kakiemon kiln-sites (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  1st half of the 18th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  3.1 x 15 x 14.9 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.623

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