Armorial Plate, 19th century. Arita ware: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration, height: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); diameter: 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.248. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.28.248.jpg)
Armorial Plate, 19th century. Arita ware: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration, height: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); diameter: 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.248. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.28.248_PS2.jpg)
Armorial Plate
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Arita ware: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
height: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); diameter: 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2004.28.248
CREDIT LINE
The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large Arita-style charger with a coat-of-arms at center. Two flower branches on the exterior. Double foot rings at base, both attached with a layer of sand. Four character mark at base: "gui xian chun wu" to be reviewed and translated.
Experts have long questioned the origin of this dish, pointing to the stiff quality of the decoration, unusual materials, and abherrant reign mark on the base. The object was attributed first to Japan, then to China (where copies of Arita porcelains were made in the Qing dynasty, but not using that type of mark), and finally to France, where copies of Japanese objects were made by porcelain companies in the 19th century.
Condition: Intact. Examined on 8/15/06 before going on display, object is in excellent condition-no losses to gilding.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Armorial Plate, 19th century. Arita ware: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration, height: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); diameter: 21 3/8 in. (54.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.248. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2004.28.248.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2004.28.248.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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