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Japanese Kutani Dish with Camellia, Signed browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1970: item # 497049 Please refer to our stock # 2B-733 when inquiring.
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| This delightful porcelain plate with its brown-edged pie crust rim is boldly decorated in the traditional Kutani palette (green, iron red, turquoise, blue, aubergine, yellow and gilt) with understated elegance and a contemporary twist. Mid-late 20th century. Lush raised white camellia blossoms and leaves are beautifully hand painted with in overglaze enamels on a finely crackled white glazed ground and framed within a fluid border of gold, blue and yellow. Four blue lines and one red line encircle the unglazed foot, and a four character unidentified signature is painted in iron red enamel within the foot ring. There are several living Kutani artists who have won high praise and national honors for their ceramics, and the quality of this dish is indicative of such work. Japanese interest in the camellia (“tsubaki”), an evergreen tree that is cultivated as a shrub, dates to early historical times. It was considered to be a sacred plant, celebrated for the brilliance of its flowers and the sturdiness of its leaves. Although not used as a family crest, the camellia was a popular motif on textiles, porcelains, paintings and lacquer ware. A member of the tea family, it is also closely associated with the tea ceremony. The camellia blooms in winter in Japan’s temperate zones, and it represents November or December in traditional floral calendars. Kutani, which means nine valleys, is a small village in Kaga Province on the northwest coast of the main island of Japan with a long history of porcelain production. Condition is very good, with only a very faint hairline on the back rim. Dimensions: 7 ¼” diameter, 1” high. | |||||||||||
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