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Large Bowl with "Cloud Brocade" Design in Overglaze Enamels
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- GK217
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| Title | Large Bowl with "Cloud Brocade" Design in Overglaze Enamels |
|---|---|
| Designation | |
| Artist | Ninnami Dohachi |
| Category | Ceramics(G), Japanese Ceramics |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 19th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | Kyoto ware; stoneware with overglaze enamels |
| Dimensions | Height 15.2cm Base diameter 16.5cm |
| Inscription by | |
| Signature/Seals Etc | 底に「道八」の刻銘あり |
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Nin'ami Dôhachi (1783-1855) was a disciple of Okuda Eisen (1753-1811) and a well-known Kyôyaki potter at the end of the Edo period (1615-1868). The polychrome design of cherry blossoms and maple leaves allude to a poem, which can be rendered, "The cherry blossoms of Mount Yoshino look like clouds, while the maple leaves of the Tatsuta River resemble brocade." Hence, this motif style, which was a specialty of Dôhachi, is called the "cloud brocade" (J., kumo nishiki).
Japan-Edo