Petal Shaped Dish with Florals and Phoenix
Artist
Unknown
DateEdo Period (1603-1868)
CultureJapanese, Imari-Arita ware
MediumPorcelain, underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN7126.b
These plates both have a square blue seal on back. It reads fuku in a cursive script, short for uzufuku, or "happiness." There are many variations of this mark, but this is one of the earliest forms and it allowed us to date the piece to the late 17th- early 18th centuries.
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last quarter 19th Century
1662-1722
19th Century