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Umanome (House eyes) plate, Seto ware

18世紀後期~19世紀前期

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

Painted in iron, the spiral pattern on this plate resembles a horse’s eye, thus this type of plate became known as a “horse’s eye plate.” From the late Edo period through the Meiji and Taisho eras, plates of this kind were popular Seto commodities.

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  • Title: Umanome (House eyes) plate, Seto ware
  • Date Created: 18世紀後期~19世紀前期
  • Physical Dimensions: D 30.7 cm
  • Transcript:
    Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property
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  • Original Source: Setogura Museum
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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