Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Bowls: Kakiemon Ware

Date: late 1600s
Medium: Imari ware porcelain with overglaze enamel and gold decoration
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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