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Japanese Studio Porcelain Plate Plum & Moon by Senpoen browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1910: item # 1017971 Please refer to our stock # 2-867 when inquiring.
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The soft hand painting on this fine Japanese sometsuke (underglazed blue and white) studio porcelain dish depicts an almost ethereal view of plum blossoms (“ume”) framing a huge full moon. Meiji period, ca. 1900-1910. On the reverse there is a four-character signature in underglaze blue that reads “Senpoen sei” (made by Senpoen), a porcelain manufacturer in Gifu City. Wispy hanging plum blossoms emanate from gnarled tree branches which are finely rendered in soft, freely drawn underglaze blue on a clear white ground. Touches of underglaze pink distinguish the distinctive five-petaled flower heads. The refined background shading moves up from a milky white and subtly changes to a lighter and then to a somewhat darker shade of blue, contrasting wonderfully with the bright white moon framed by the delicate blossoms. The plum is an artistic motif which in Japanese tradition has long been associated with the moon, a pairing that has been beautifully rendered on this plate. A darker blue diapered border containing cloud patterns encircles the rim. The reverse is simply decorated with five blue geometric and cloud designs within encircling blue lines and the four-character Senpoen mark. The low foot rim is unglazed, showing a very pure, fine-grained and high-quality white porcelain clay. CONDITION is excellent; just one tiny kiln burn spot. DIMENSIONS: 7 ¼” (18.5 cm) diameter, 1” (2.5 cm) high. |
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