Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Dishes 5x Edo Period 17th Century / 18th Century Celadon Bowls

A set of five small celadon ground dishes, Kakiemon or Arita Kakiemon style.
Japan, Edo period, c. 1690-1710.

The dishes with rounded sides and slightly flaring rim, decorated in overglaze enamels with a chrysanthemum in full bloom. All dishes with one spur mark to the bottom.

Although some types of chrysanthemum begin flowering in the summer, the chrysanthemum is primarily an indication of autumn. Like many autumn motifs, the chrysanthemum evokes feelings of melancholy in Japan., as is beautifully expressed in a poem by the 9th-century Ki no Tomonori:

露ながら
おりてかざさ
菊の花
おいせぬ秋の
ひさしかるべく

tsuyu nagara 
orite kazasamu
kiku no hana
oisenu aki no
hisashikarubeku

to wear in my hair 
I plucked a chrysanthemum 
with dew still clinging to it
oh may this present
autumn’s youth last forever

Source: Kakiemon Porcelain (Menno Fitski, 2011), p. 149.

Ref:
For two celadon ground porcelain dishes of this type, see: The Commemorative Exhibition For The Contribution, The Shibatas Collection Part 2, Volume 1 (Akihiko Shibata and Yuko Shibata and others, The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, 1991) p. 169, pl. 433-434.

Dimensions:
Diameter 15 cm, height 4 cm.

Condition:
All dishes with fritting and chips.

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