Plate

Description

Circular dish of porcelain, with scalloped rim, painted in centre with the crest of the Nabeshima family in red and green enamels: Japan, made at the Nabeshima kiln, 1770 - 1800

Museum reference

A.1925.522

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Plate

Production information

Nabeshima factory
Japan, East Asia

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze, Enamel

Physical description

White glazed porcelain, painted in centre in red and green enamels

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.63