Small Dish with Cherry Blossoms in Bamboo Baskets

Round, shallow dish with a wide mouth. The interior of the dish is white with a blue and orange design. The design features a blue lattice-patterned fence or gate with four vertical posts. The gate has three horizontal sections, each with a lattice pattern. The gate is adorned with orange cherry blossoms. The gate is surrounded by more orange cherry blossoms. The background of the image is dark gray, with a lighter gray surface that the dish is sitting on.

Artwork details

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