One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design

Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663-1743)1700s-1800s

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Note the rough, tan, clay bodies of these bowls with their deliberate irregularities. The design of branches was first painted in a black iron oxide, then the blossoms and buds in a white slip, followed by the application of a very thin transparent overglaze.

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Title: One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design
Creator: Ogata Kenzan (Japanese, 1663-1743)
Date Created: 1700s-1800s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); Each side: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Type: Ceramic
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.508.1
Medium: Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration
Inscriptions: signature on bottom, 3 characters in brown iron.
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1963.508.1

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