Object number2013.24.1.b
Dish
Artist
Ogata Kenzan
(Japanese, 1663 - 1743)
CultureJapanese
MediumCeramic with overglazed enamel
Dimensions5 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1 in. (14 × 12.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Pratt Fund
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Inscribedあはてこの世をすくしてよとや
Lower stanza (shimo no ku) of Hyakunin Isshu poem no. 19 by Ise:
Naniwa-gata / mijikaki ashi no / fushi no ma mo /
awade kono yo o / sugushite yo to ya
To go through this life, not meeting / for even as short a time as the
space / between two nodes of a reed / in Naniwa Inlet— / is that what
you are telling me?
DescriptionPart of: Five Pairs of Dishes (10 dishes total) Inscribed with Poetry with Wood Box and Cover
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