Small Dish (Kozara) with Turnip

Small dish with a turnip design by artist Bernard Leach. The dish is round and shallow. The centre of the dish is blue with a darker blue design of a turnip plant and leaves. The rim of the dish has a brown base colour with small circular blue and yellow spots. The background of the image is dark grey, transitioning to light grey at the bottom. The dish casts a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:: 1620–40
Medium:: Porcelain with iron-brown glaze and light cobalt blue under transparent glaze and green over the glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 450 px
Museum record:: View original