Cake Dish

The image shows a ceramic cake dish by Hozan. The dish has a wide, shallow bowl with a flat rim. The bowl's inner and outer surfaces are decorated with a black base and gold line art designs including curving lines, spirals and a stylized tree. A stylized flower design appears on the inner bottom. The base of the dish is hexagonal with a square panel on each side. The base is decorated with a black background and gold line art crisscross patterns. Three of the six sides have carved floral shapes. The front square panel depicts a person sitting on the ground. The panel has a gold border. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:: 1730
Medium:: Buff ware decorated with colored enamels which do not touch, and the clay between has been darkened (Kyoto ware)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 400 px
Museum record:: View original