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Large Studio Porcelain Plate Mt. Fuji, Seishoen browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1910: item # 785665 Please refer to our stock # 2-835 when inquiring.
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This elegant Japanese studio porcelain dish is hand painted with a relief design of Mt. Fuji in soft and subtle hues. Ca.1900-1910. Signed “Sei sho en sei” (made by Seishoen) in underglaze blue on the reverse. Mt. Fuji is painted in a soft grayish off-white tone, and its snow-capped peak is rendered in low relief with stark white slip glaze. The peak of the sacred mountain rises up against the palest of blue skies, which fades to an even lighter shade as it approaches the edge of the plate. The exterior rim is completely covered in a soft celadon (“seiji”) glaze, which surrounds the brilliant white glazed base and four-character Seishoen signature. The low foot rim is unglazed, showing a very pure, fine-grained and high-quality white porcelain clay. Seishoen’s works are highly regarded and are considered to be of similar caliber to those by more widely known studio potters such as Makuzu Kozan or Shofu. A signed Seishoen vase is featured in the world famous Khalili Collection, illustrated in “Treasures of Imperial Japan: Ceramics from the Khalili Collection” on pages 41 and 78. CONDITION is very good, with only an imperceptible hairline on the reverse and normal surface wear consistent with age. DIMENSIONS: 9 ˝” (24.1 cm) diameter, 1 ˝” (3.8 cm) high. |
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