Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The plate by Shoji Hamada is a circular ceramic plate with a brown rim and a white center. The brown rim has a speckled texture and a slightly raised edge. The white center features a starburst design with a white background and a star shape in the middle. The star shape consists of four pointed sections in dark blue, green, brown, and maroon, arranged in a cross-like pattern. The plate sits on a dark gray surface against a black background.