Dish with Grasses

Square ceramic dish with rounded corners. The dish has a light blue-grey glaze with small dark speckles. A beige design of several plant stems with leaves. The rim is raised and decorated with a repetitive square pattern. The outer edge of the rim is rough and brown. The background of the image is a gradient from dark grey at the top to light grey at the bottom. The dish appears to be titled "Dish with Grasses" and created by an unidentified artist.

Artwork details

Date:: late 16th–early 17th century
Medium:: Stoneware with design incised through iron-rich clay slip (Mino ware, gray Shino type)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 480 px
Museum record:: View original