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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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