Colored plate with one side camellia pattern, Iroe shape changeable camellia mon Sara

Production era: Edo period, 17th century
Kiln name: Arita Kokutani Gosaite
Number of members: 6
Dimensions (height x diameter x bottom diameter): 2.2 x 14.2 x 8.7cm
Collection number: 2005-JC-IS001
Exhibition history: “Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Modern Art + University of Tsukuba Collection Ishii Collection” Ibaraki Prefectural Tsukuba Museum of Art October 2007-10, 5 cat. 28; “Tsukuba University Collection Ishii Collection Flowers of Oriental Ceramics—Ming, Qing, and Korea・Focusing on Arita” Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum April 64-June 2011, 4 cat. 28.

Explanation:
Kokutani is a group of ceramics from the early Edo period that were fired in what is now Arita, Saga Prefecture, and are characterized by brilliant colors and innovative designs.This plate is thought to have been produced in the mid-17th century.The edges of the flaps are painted in ultramarine blue, and about half of the surface is painted in bluish-green, creating a ``katsushingae'' design (a design in which the tone of the glaze and the pattern are divided into two).The section dyed blue-green has an arabesque pattern with a floral pattern colored in dark blue with a black outline, while the white section has a black outline colored in yellow, green, and purple. Camellia branches are drawn, and each section is divided by a black line and a border painted in yellow.Furthermore, there are green and red pine needle patterns on three sides on the back side.Furthermore, there is a ``Kakufuku'' inscription on the hill in the center of the back.