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Chrysanthemum-shaped bowl
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Why this is a
Masterpiece

This is one of the best examples of a Satsuma stoneware ceramic from the end of 19th century. The exterior is decorated in enamel blue and gold with naturalistically depicted iris flowers; the interior with a brocade composition of chrysanthemums and butterflies; and on the bottom, in stylized gold kiku (chrysanthemums, imperial crest), is inscribed Tokugawa mon (crest). The signature is painted in gold: Satsuma yaki Satsuma kuni Ijun’in Toyota Masanobu

History of the Object: This bowl was made in the Satsuma area in southern Kyushu where pottery has been produced since the early 17th century. In 1598 Shimazu Yoshihiro, daimyo of the Satsuma domain (now the Kagoshima Prefecture) brought potters from Korea. Production included ware with a black lustrous glaze, (kuro Satsuma), white glaze (shiro Satsuma), richly decorated with overglaze enamels and gold (nishikide). Brocade ware became very popular in Europe in the second half of 19th century and was exported to the West in large quantities

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Type: Decorative Art
Materials: Stoneware painted with overglaze iron red, colour enamels and gold
Measurements: Width Diameter: 28 cm Height 12 cm
Creator name: Toyota Masanobu
Creator date: Unknown
Where it was made: Japan; Kyushu Island; Satsuma
Geography: Japan
Time period: AD 19th century ~ AD 19th century
Creation date: Meiji period, late 19th century
Function: Decorative object
Acquisition: In the Museum since 1945
Acknowledgements
Owner: National Museum in Warsaw, state property
Museum: National Museum in Warsaw
Credit line: Courtesy of the National Museum in Warsaw

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