1650-1700

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Edo period

Stoneware with white slip and cobalt pigment under clear glaze
H: 4.5 W: 13.9 cm
Ureshino, Kyushu or Kyoto, Japan

Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1896.43

This charming bowl, made at a Karatsu kiln, evokes classical mishima motifs with stylized flower-heads and delicate 'rope curtain'stamps, revealed by careful removal of slip. At the same time, the popularity of cobalt-decorated porcelain is acknowledged by the "crane and cloud" motif sketches in cobalt on the remaining slip.