Name/Title
Cup and SaucerEntry/Object ID
L2014.1.23Description
Tea bowl and saucer painted in the Imari palette of underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel, and gold.
The tea bowl with straight, slanted sides standing on a foot ring and painted with a pot of flowers standing on a surface with a flowering prunus branch and clouds behind.
The circular saucer standing on a foot ring and painted with a pot of flowers standing on a surface with a flowering prunus branch and clouds behind.
These are the earliest known examples of Japanese export porcelain with an American provenance.
A tea bowl and saucer with a similar but more elaborate design and dated to about 1700 is illustrated in Jorg, Fine and Curious (2003), 200.Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1700 - circa 1720Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
AritaCountry
JapanRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaMaterial
Hard Paste Porcelain
