Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

Japan

Date

late 17th century

Medium

Arita ware, Imari type, porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gold

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The bold division of this bowl into symmetrical, but fancifully, delineated compartments around a central roundel is indicative of the fully developed Imari style of the late 17th century. Such wares were brought to Europe in great numbers by the Dutch East India Company where they were in high demand among British and Dutch collectors. Japan, Asia

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