Shaku plate, hibiscuses and chrysanthemums, Nabeshima
Height 8.4cm, Bowl diameter 32.0cm, Stand diameter 15.7cm
Important Cultural Property
This is the most expensive of all the Nabeshima shaku-dasai in overglaze enamels and is a large dish with a gorgeous design.
The shape of this dish is thicker than that of the fifth drawing, with a rounded mouth rim and a slight inward tilt, as is typical of shaku plates. However, the line drawings are clear and spacious, and the colors of the red, green, and yellow overglaze pigments are good. There is another large dish with a similar composition in the collection of the Umezawa Memorial Museum, but this dish, formerly owned by Matasaku Shiobara, is more beautifully executed. The outer surface is decorated on three sides with a cloisonne pattern, a typical Okochi-gama back design, and the base is covered with a kushime pattern. It was probably made between the Genroku and Kyoho periods.
