Seto plate with sometsuke (blue & white) bamboo and bee motif 瀬戸皿青竹, Late Edo period 江戸時代後期 19世紀
Stoneware with sometsuke (underglaze cobalt oxide)
H2 1/8 × Dia 12 1/4 in.
H5.3 × Dia 30 cm
H5.3 × Dia 30 cm
No box
$ 900.00
Further images
A graceful scene of a bamboo grove is rendered on this Edo period blue and white plate. Expressive strokes in a bright cobalt blue underglaze conveys the overall effect of...
A graceful scene of a bamboo grove is rendered on this Edo period blue and white plate. Expressive strokes in a bright cobalt blue underglaze conveys the overall effect of an energetic, refreshing evening scene: an insect flies across the grove in a flash. To the viewer, the rounded, bright colored plate seems to invoke the fullness of the moon, partially obscured by bamboo in the cool dusk. The object is a beautiful example of painted ceramics from the late Edo period.