Seto Ware Plate with Motif

Seto Ware Plate with MotifSeto ware, among the oldest of Japan's ceramic traditions, supplied sturdy, generous tableware to households across the country. This plate carries a brushed motif applied with the quick, confident hand typical of kiln painters of the period, made to be used rather than admired, and all the more admirable for it.

the cones soften

where paired ducks that symbolized fidelity and marital happiness were traditionally given as wedding gifts

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the Japanese blended existing woodblock techniques (Sosaku Hanga and Shin Hanga) with western techniques- if they used western techniques at all

the cones are washed

the robe has the feel of a true textile collage

During the Kan’ei era (1624–44)

Set of three kakejiku (hanging scrolls) painted on silk

Scrolls like this were rotated through the home's tokonoma alcove with the seasons

one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin)

A Japanese ceramic roof tile end cap with a lotus design

While likely not original to the shrine