Piece from Mukozuke Set
20th century
Kitaoji Rosanjin
Japanese, 1883-1959
Asian Art
The decoration of these sweetmeat dishes suggests a traditional design taken from Momoyama period (sixteenth-century) textile patterns. Rosanjin, who worked centuries later, was the most eclectic of the great modern Japanese potters and tried his hand at a wide variety of traditional ceramic styles. Never slavishly imitative, he simply took inspiration from a style and created his own distinctive pieces, like these traditional side dishes for the kaiseki meal in Japan.
- Maker/Artist
- Kitaōji, Rosanjin
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Stoneware, Oribe ware
- Locations
- Place made: Japan
- Period
- Showa Period
- Dimensions
- 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 86.271.43
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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