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Japanese Ceramic Ishizara Serving Dish browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1940: item # 125746 Please refer to our stock # 2B-593 when inquiring.
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| Handsome glazed and decorated stoneware serving dish (“ishizara”) with overall mustard color on the interior accented with bold splashes of green and blue. The textured rim is decorated all around with short brown drips which match the rich brown glaze covering the exterior. This impressive folk ceramic, possibly Seto ware, appears to date to the1940’s or earlier. It is often difficult to identify the specific place of manufacture of many Japanese folk ceramics because the spread of technology from one area to another was a particularly distinctive feature since the early to mid-19th century. This gave rise to a situation in which ceramics of closely similar types were made all over Japan. Ishizara are large serving dishes or bowls with sloping walls and a characteristically broad, almost horizontal rim. Ishizara is thought to have derived its name from either the stone-like appearance of the glaze or from its use in serving fish and vegetables cooked in soy sauce. These plates usually average about 13” in diameter. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this ishizara is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. The qualities of beauty found in these objects are seen to derive from their having been made by craftsman working close to nature, using simple techniques and traditional styles. Condition is excellent, with only a couple of tiny kiln irregularities. Overall dimensions: 13 ¾” diameter, 3 ½” high. | ||||||||||||
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