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Dish with Design of Two Flower Vases
(Japan and Korea )
Imari ware is technically made in Arita but was named after the port town of Imari from where these ceramics were exported around the world. Oftentimes indistinguishable from Arita ware, Imari porcelain took design cues from Japanese textiles and included beautiful landscapes, trees and flowers, and kimono-clad figures—decoration that appealed to foreign audiences.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dresden Collection, ca. 1730 [Dresden mark]; William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Arita (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 12 15/16 × H: 2 1/8 in. (32.9 × 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1309