Object number2013.24.5.a
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
On View
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InscribedTranscription: 春の夜の夢はかりなる手まくらに
Upper stanza (kami no ku) of Hyakunin isshu poem no. 67 by Suō no Naishi:
haru no yo no / yume bakari naru / tamakura ni /
kai naku tatamu / na koso oshikere
With your arm as my pillow / for no more than a brief / spring night’s
dream, / how I would regret my name / coming, pointlessly, to ’arm!
DescriptionPart of: Five Pairs of Dishes (10 dishes total) Inscribed with Poetry with Wood Box and Cover
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