Dish with. underglaze blue. overglaze enamels

Dish with mandarin orange design. underglaze blue. overglaze enamels

 The shape of each dish is flat and shallowly raised in the old Nabeshima style, but the inscriptions on the reverse side show a typical Okawachi Clan kiln design of six cloisonne treasures tied together. The red color of the tachibana fruit and nanten leaves is a deep jiaogao color, a color tone not seen in other Nabeshima wares, and the addition of gold coloring adds a touch of color to this dish. The five plates with the tachibana design in overglaze enamels have been handed down to the present, and are inscribed “Okawachi Nishiki-Te Dish” on the lid of the old box.

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