Square dish with reed and heron design, celadon glaze, underglaze, blue and white on reserved area

Square dish with reed and heron design, celadon glaze, underglaze, blue and white on reserved area
Square dish with reed and heron design, celadon glaze, underglaze, blue and white on reserved area
Square dish with reed and heron design, celadon glaze, underglaze, blue and white on reserved area

Height 4.8 cm, mouth diameter 21.3 x 21.9 cm, bottom diameter 12.2 cm
 This is an orikiki-style dish with a thick molding.
The design of reeds and egrets is painted in underglaze blue on a raw base, and to make the egret’s feathers appear white, the area is covered with a stencil, the entire surface is covered with celadon porcelain lees, and after the stencil is removed, a white glaze is applied.
This is a so-called celadon blue-and-white technique, and is probably the earliest celadon blue-and-white work of this type.
The expression of the egret captured in a horizontal position is truly interesting, and the unevenly applied celadon lees give the piece a kind of flavor that is rare and deeply elegant.
The flat bottom has a circular base, but there are some cracks in the base.
It is estimated to have been made in the Hyakumagama kiln during the Kan’ei period.

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