Lot Essay
For two other map dishes in the collection of the Kyushu Ceramic Museum see Robert Singer et al., Edo: Art in Japan 1615--1868, exh. cat. (Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 1998), pls. 141, 142
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FOUR CHARACTER MARK TEMPO NEN SEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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An Arita Map Dish
Four character mark Tempo nen sei, Edo Period (19th century)
Decorated in underglaze blue with a conceptual map of Japan bordered by labelled islands and sections of four other countries, the Land of the Dwarves, the Land of Women, the Ryukyu Kingdom and Korea, surrounded by seas and the ocean
28.5cm. wide
Four character mark Tempo nen sei, Edo Period (19th century)
Decorated in underglaze blue with a conceptual map of Japan bordered by labelled islands and sections of four other countries, the Land of the Dwarves, the Land of Women, the Ryukyu Kingdom and Korea, surrounded by seas and the ocean
28.5cm. wide
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