Dish with Cherry Blossom Rafts

The image shows a white ceramic dish with a wide circular base and a blue floral design. The dish is round with a circular indentation in the center and a narrow lip around the edge. The base is white with a blue floral pattern around the curved sides. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The artist of the dish is unknown but the title is "Dish with Cherry Blossom Rafts".

Artwork details

Date:: ca. 1690–1720
Medium:: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and polychrome enamels over a transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 600 × 450 px
Museum record:: View original