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Square ko-Kutani ruri ginsai plate
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Description
Square ko-Kutani ruri ginsai plate
mid-17th century
on four feet, decorated in iron-red enamel, silver and gilt with clouds and Mt. Fuji on a light blue ground
7 1/2 by 7 1/2 in. (19 by 19cm.)
For a set of five plates with the same design, see Shibata Collection Part II (Saga: The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, 1995), p. 61, pl. 137.
Ruri is the indigo-colored glaze produced by adding a little cobalt to feldspar. In the Yuan period (1279-1368), this glaze was already in use in Jingdezhen, China. In Japan, this glaze was employed in the early 17th century for Arita, Kutani and Himetani wares.
mid-17th century
on four feet, decorated in iron-red enamel, silver and gilt with clouds and Mt. Fuji on a light blue ground
7 1/2 by 7 1/2 in. (19 by 19cm.)
For a set of five plates with the same design, see Shibata Collection Part II (Saga: The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, 1995), p. 61, pl. 137.
Ruri is the indigo-colored glaze produced by adding a little cobalt to feldspar. In the Yuan period (1279-1368), this glaze was already in use in Jingdezhen, China. In Japan, this glaze was employed in the early 17th century for Arita, Kutani and Himetani wares.