Dish with scrolling peony design. enamelled ware

Dish with scrolling peony design. enamelled ware
Dish with scrolling peony design. enamelled ware
Dish with scrolling peony design. enamelled ware

Height 4.1 cm, mouth diameter 19.2 cm, base diameter 9.8 cm
Okayama Museum of Art
 This 7″ dish has a flat tan rim. The rim is covered with a petal design in fine lines on a beautifully colored underglaze blue ground, and the prospective viewer can see a kind of arabesque design with peonies in the style of helmet-shaped flowers placed in a window on all five sides. This type of peony arabesque is a representative pattern of the arabesque style of nabeshima in overglaze enamels, and is often used in a variety of variations. This is a particularly beautiful example of both underglaze and inlaid Nabeshima ware, boasting a pattern composition and coloring that is unique to this type of work. The outer three sides are decorated with cloisonne enamel designs, and the base is a comb-shaped base.

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