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Bowl with Butterflies and Flowers

c. 1700

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
porcelain molded in five lobes, with overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
Measurements
Diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.); Overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.249
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A white porcelain bowl with a five-lobed rim is decorated with colorful enamel. A floral spray juts upward with orange-red blossoms and blue-green leaves, while a small butterfly with orange and blue wings flies toward the petals. A thin, mottled brown line edges the scalloped rim. The bowl tapers downward to a footed base, the minimalist motifs standing out against the white surface.

Bowl with Butterflies and Flowers

c. 1700

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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