Side of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

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Top of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

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Title:
Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)
Catalog Number:
AACC-98-025
Source:
Asian American Comparative Collection
Description:
This kobachi has katagami stenciling on the interior and exterior. The interior of the bowl has a tassel yoraku design around the rim and a central medallion with images of Sho Chiku Bai. The exterior features plum blossoms and highly stylized pine elements (Gorham 1971:210-211; Ross 2012:20). Katagami decoration was most popular in Japan before the development of transferprint technology and experienced the most use between the early and mid-Meiji era (Bibb 2001:5-6; Ross 2009:155).
Functional Category:
Mealtime Tableware
Material:
Jiki (porcelain)
Vessel Form:
Kobachi (small bowl)
Artifact Dimensions:
Rim= 10.4 cm; footring= 4.5 cm; height= 3.8 cm
Pigment Application:
Shita-Etsuke (underglaze)
Decoration Type:
Sometsuke Katagami (stencil cobalt)
Exterior Decoration Method:
Katagami (paper stencil)
Exterior Decoration Color:
Cobalt blue
Exterior Decoration Elements:
Sho Chiku Bai (three friends)
Interior Decoration Method:
Katagami (paper stencil)
Interior Decoration Color:
Cobalt blue
Interior Decoration Elements:
Sho Chiku Bai (three friends); Tassel Yoraku (rim design)
Manufacture Origin:
Japan
Manufacture Date Range:
Most popular during the Meiji era (1868-1912)
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Preferred Image Citation:
Photo courtesy of the Asian American Comparative Collection, University of Idaho, catalog no. AACC-98-025.
Metadata Created By:
Renae Campbell (2018)
Reference Link:
https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/hjccc/data/hjccc-105.html
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