Japanese Blue and White Dish
DateMeiji Period, 19th century
Object NameDish
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 33 × 235mm
Overall (Diameter of Base): 135mm
Overall (Diameter of Base): 135mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1968 by Miss V Thomson.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS000794
About MeThis dish was made at the Arita kilns on the Japanese island of Kyushu. It is typical of the early wares produced in that area for export to the West.
Japanese blue and white porcelain has a looser more fluid style compared to its Chinese counterpart.
This dish features the ho ho bird, a mythical creature like the phoenix usually depicted with a long, trailing tail with exotic feathers.
More About Me
The bird with the long tail is the mythical ho-ho of Japanese and Chinese legend, said to reign over all other birds.
mid 19th Century
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
possibly early 20th Century
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Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period, 1402 - 1424
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James Cromar Watt
Ming Dynasty, 15th - 16th century
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Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period (early 19th Century)
Ming Dynasty, 16th - 17th century
