Dish with Bamboo Lattice and Flowering Peonies and Peony Silhouette

Japan

Edo period (1615-1868), About 1675

  • Titles Dish with Bamboo Lattice and Flowering Peonies and Peony Silhouette (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium porcelain, Arita ware
  • Dimensions 1 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. Diam. (3.8 x 19.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. Elizabeth G. Dowdy, 1981.17
  • Work Type dish
  • Classification Containers

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