Minneapolis Institute of Art

Plate with autumn grasses

Japan

Date

17th–19th century

Medium

Nabeshima ware, porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and celadon glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

鍋島 Nabeshima ware For this large plate, the light-green celadon glaze serves a pictorial purpose, a representation of autumn mist moving among clumps of autumn plants, including pampas grasses, bellflowers, and chrysanthemums. The same type of lozenge-shaped mist can be seen in textile design and paintings in the so-called yamato-e style, or “Japanese-style painting.” Asia

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