NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234)

The current dish is accompanied with a loan certificate from Hiroshi Ieshiro to the Kyoto National Museum on 20 July 1978 (fig.1). Hiroshi Ieshiro is the son-in-law of the Japanese scholar Manzo Nakao (1882-1936). Reputedly, Manzo Nakao acquired the current dish in the 1920s-30s. After his decease in 1936, the dish was passed onto Hiroshi Ieshiro, who loaned it to the Kyoto National Museum in 1978.