Dish with, enamelled ware

Dish with shuro (hemp palm) design, enamelled ware

These dishes are of dyed brocade and were probably made around the Genroku period. The palms are surrounded by plum blossoms. The guard-shaped mouth is decorated with eight-petaled flowers. There are five marks on the base and a Kakufuku inscription on the inside. The plate is decorated with plum tree design in overglaze enamels on a rock and arabesque design on three sides around the rounded rim. The plate is decorated with an arabesque design on three sides and has three marks in the base. The plate with plum tree and fruit design in overglaze enamels has a plum tree design with Asuka in the center, boxwood and peach designs around the plum tree, and floral arabesque design on two sides on the outside. There are four small marks on the base. The plate with a design of autumn grasses in overglaze enamels is a dish with eight-petaled flowers in red around the rim, with a design of chrysanthemums and wisteria hakama, and the underglaze blue brushwork is truly graceful. There are three marks in the base and a Kakufuku inscription in the center. The plate with landscape design in overglaze enamels has a landscape design in the center, surrounded by peony and pomegranate patterns, etc. The reverse side is plain white with two marks in the base. The plate with fish design in overglaze enamels shows how exquisite the underglaze enamels of the Genroku period were, and the three fish in the front of the plate are beautifully depicted. The three fish are beautifully depicted in the foreground and are surrounded by a pine, bamboo, and plum design, each with an overglaze enamels. The outside is covered with arabesques, and there are three marks in the base and a Kakufuku inscription in the center.

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