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Ko-Kutani Dish

Medium: Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration
Place Made: Japan
Dates: 17th century
Period: Edo Period
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, The Arts of Japan, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 75.174
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lindenbaum
Image: Overall, 75.174_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Shallow round dish of white porcelain with a design of butterflies and flowering grasses in green, yellow, lavender, blue, and red enamels. Two butterflies appear at the upper right. The left two-thirds of the surface is occupied by plants. Prominent foot ring. Three spur marks in center of bottom. Condition: perfect. In cypress storage box.

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