Arita kilns
Bowl Decorated with Paintings of Landscapes
1866-1899
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Arita kilns
Bowl Decorated with Paintings of Landscapes
1866-1899
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamel and gold decoration, 3 9/16 H x 8 11/16 Diam. in. (9 x 22 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dow Berggren, Bethesda, Maryland
Object Number
2007.326
The two paintings, a handscroll and an album leaf, are placed against a brocade ground; the interior and exterior sides of the bowl are decorated with shaped panels enclosing various ornate patterns including the "cracked ice" motif. The polychrome enamels include black, red, green and yellow.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2007; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dow Berggren, Bethesda, Maryland
Markings: On bottom, 4-character mark: Fuki Choshun