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Piece from Mukozuke Set

Kitaoji Rosanjin

Asian Art

The decoration of these sweetmeat dishes suggests a traditional design taken from Momoyama period (sixteenth-century) textile patterns. Rosanjin, who worked centuries later, was the most eclectic of the great modern Japanese potters and tried his hand at a wide variety of traditional ceramic styles. Never slavishly imitative, he simply took inspiration from a style and created his own distinctive pieces, like these traditional side dishes for the kaiseki meal in Japan.

MEDIUM Stoneware with painted design
  • Place Made: Japan
  • DATES 20th century
    PERIOD Showa Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE signature: Ro on base
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 86.271.40
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Kitaoji Rosanjin (Japanese, 1883–1959). Piece from Mukozuke Set, 20th century. Stoneware with painted design, 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 86.271.40. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 86.271.40-44_group_SL1.jpg)
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    Kitaoji Rosanjin (Japanese, 1883–1959). <em>Piece from Mukozuke Set</em>, 20th century. Stoneware with painted design, 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lyden, 86.271.40. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 86.271.40-44_group_SL1.jpg)