Melon Dish

Medium

Porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Hirado ware)

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923

Accession Number

23.225.62