Kenzan-style Square Plate
Location
Kyoto ware
Era
Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Kenzan-style Square Plate
Date
Mid-18th c.
Materials
Stoneware, painted decoration in underglaze blue and polychrome enamel
Dimensions
4.2 x 23.4 x 24.8 cm
Credits
Adaline Van Horne Bequest, inv. 1944.Dp.15
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
This type of flat square dish with low vertical edges is one of the trademark shapes of the Kenzan workshops. Judging from its size, this dish was likely used for serving sweets or other light food. The bamboo leaves (sasa) on the inside allude to the classic “scholar-recluse” ideal pursued by the first Kenzan.
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