Rectangular dish with plants

About this artwork

Rechthoekige schaal van steengoed met inspringende hoeken en staande op vier korte voeten, bedekt met een wit slib en een groen glazuur. Op het plat een ingegrifte decoratie van een groep planten (grashalmen?); de binnenrand met een band met strepen en stippen. De ingegrifte decoratie is gevuld met een wit slib (mishima-techniek). Twee oude labels op de onderzijde met 'Shino ware, so called Shino-Sotan. About 1600. Probably the work of captured Korean potters/ V. Transactions Ja[panese] Society,...

Art Historical Context

This rectangular stoneware dish, created around 1600, exemplifies the refined aesthetic of early Japanese Shino ware from the Mino region. Standing on four short feet with indented corners, it features an incised design of grasses or plants on its surface, executed in the mishima technique—where white slip is inlaid into carved lines for subtle contrast beneath a green glaze. A decorative band of stripes and dots along the inner rim adds rhythmic detail, reflecting the period’s appreciation for natural motifs and understated elegance. Shino ware emerged during Japan’s Momoyama era, a time whe...

About the Artist

anonymous

In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...