Pair of Bowls: Kakiemon Ware
Unknown Artist
late 1600s
Medium
Imari ware porcelain with overglaze enamel and gold decoration
Dimensions
diam. 35.6 cm · height: h. 13.1 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1964.364
About this artwork
The Chinese style of decoration identifies this bowl as a product made for the markets in England, Holland, France, and Germany. Here, kakiemon potters rearranged the Chinese literati motifs of the plum, pine, and bamboo. Such kakiemon ware inspired domestic porcelain production in Europe in the 1700s–1800s.