Porcelain dish with elaborate Imari style decoration depicting men in 17th century European costume
- Object Number: STKMG:1947.P.19.1
- Simple Name: dish
- Full Name:
- Production Place: Arita
- Production Place: Japan
- Production Period:
- Edo period
- Summary: Porcelain dish with elaborate Imari style decoration depicting men in 17th century European costume. Painted amongst diamond diapers and foliage scrolls. A Dutch sailing ship is depicted in the centre of the dish and two more in reserves. Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red, green and blue and gilding. Blue floral scroll on reverse and four spur marks on the base. Five Boat Style' (gososen-de), highly valued in Japan.
- Terms:ceramics
- Terms:East Asian
- Terms:imari
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- Inscription:
- Credit: Bequest of W.B. Suthland via The Art Fund
- Contact: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
