Large Dish, Cherry blossom and figure design in overglaze enamel, Imari ware, Edo period, 18th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
March 22, 2017 (Wed) - June 11, 2017 (Sun)
From Japan's first glazed ceramics of the Nara period to the various wares of the late Edo period, the exhibits will introduce the history of Japanese ceramics through masterworks according to time period and production sites.
Current exhibit includes:
Large Jar, With fire marks, Bizen ware, Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century
Squat Flower Vase, Shigaraki ware, Muromachi period, 16th century (Private collection)
Bowl, Cherry blossom and maple design in overglaze enamel; with a trumpet-shell seal, By Nin'nami Dohachi, Edo period, ca. mid–19th century (Important Art Object, Private collection)
Bowl, Cherry tree design in openwork and overglaze enamel, By Nin'nami Dohachi, Edo period, 19th century
Large Dish, Cherry blossom and figure design in overglaze enamel, Imari ware, Edo period, 18th century
Water Jar, with Lugs, Brown glaze, Takatori ware, Edo period, 17th century (Private collection)
Tea Caddy in Bunrin (Apple) Shape, Black glaze; known as "Mochizuki", Satsuma ware, Edo period, 18th century (Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)