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Oribe Ware Oil Plate in Lotus Form browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1920: item # 135264 Please refer to our stock # 2B-608 when inquiring.
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| Unusual Japanese Oribe pottery oil plate (“aburazara”) in the form of a lotus leaf; early 20th century. The plate has been crafted to realistically resemble a round fully-open lotus leaf, with veins emanating from the cream ground in the center. The outer edges and the rim are glazed in the characteristic thick mottled copper green glaze which is richly-crackled. The thick green glaze produces a lovely blue streaking effect where it pools at the intersection of the rim and the plate. The unglazed base also shows the veins of the lotus leaf. An aburazara is a flat plate with a perpendicular edge. It was used to catch oil drippings and soot from the burnt wick of an oil burning lamp. Due to changes in lighting technology, aburazara ceased to be made in the Meiji period. Oribe ware, a folk pottery produced in kilns located in Mino and Seto, is particularly Japanese in taste and was never made for export. Its bold and spontaneous designs and contours were generally asymmetrically executed in styles that were distinct, imaginative and vigorous. Oribe pottery derives its name from Furuta Oribe, a famous 16th century tea master. His influence over the pottery production of his day led to the development of a certain type of ware that was later named after him, nearly all relating in some way to the tea ceremony. He was a tea master who set the standard for tea ceremony ware and changed a utilitarian ceramic industry into one that was primarily concerned with pottery as works of art. Condition is excellent, with only one small hairline in the rim, which looks like the crackling in the glaze, and some minor kiln firing spots which are not uncommon on folk ceramics. Overall dimensions: 6 ¾” diameter, ¾” high. | ||||||||||
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