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Kakiemon style ware is characterized by refined clear glaze applied over a creamy white body (nigoshide) that is fired in a reducing atmosphere in the kiln. Against this background polychrome...
Hexagonal lidded jar, made of porcelain decorated in polychrome overglaze enamels in Kakiemon style and nigoshide body; the body is made by slab construction.
Kakiemon ware, Japanese porcelain made primarily during the Tokugawa period (1603–1867) by the Sakaida family, who established kilns at Arita, near the port of Imari in the province of Hizen (now in Saga prefecture). Typical dishes, bowls, and vases have octagonal, hexagonal, or square shapes,
Kakiemon ( Japanese: 柿右衛門様式, Hepburn: Kakiemon yōshiki) is a style of Japanese porcelain, with overglaze decoration called "enameled" ceramics. It was originally produced at the factories around Arita, in Japan's Hizen province (today, Saga Prefecture) from the Edo period 's mid-17th century onwards. [1]
The red, blue, and green designs on this lidded jar are characteristic of the colors found on Kakiemon ware, produced in Saga Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island.
Apr 11, 2017 · The very large lidded jar, commissioned by the museum to commemorate its 30th anniversary, is decorated with a cherry-blossom design that is at once bold and delicately refined.
Kakiemon ware lidded jar. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Image id: 00035113001. Object type: lid, jar. Technique: painted, glazed. Materials: porcelain. Period / culture: Edo Period. Production place: Arita. Production date: 1670-1690. Subject: ornament, flower. Department: Asia. Object reference number: Franks.478. File size:
