Square Dish
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Object Label
When brothers Ogata Kenzan and Ogata Kōrin collaborated on ceramic pieces, they most commonly used flat, squared dishes in a creamy white clay that mimicked a paper surface. Kenzan made the simple clay forms and added the calligraphy, while Kōrin contributed the pictorial elements. The subject of this painting is the Daoist god of longevity, with his distinctive elongated head. Although this dish bears signatures of both artists, there is significant disagreement among scholars about whether those signatures are authentic.
Caption
Ogata Kenzan Japanese, 1663–1743; Painted by Ogata Korin. Square Dish, 1710–1730. Earthenware with underglaze iron-oxide painted decoration, 1 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (3.1 x 22.3 x 22.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 40.505. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.505_PS9.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Potter
Artist
Title
Square Dish
Date
1710–1730
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Earthenware with underglaze iron-oxide painted decoration
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (3.1 x 22.3 x 22.3 cm)
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Accession Number
40.505
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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