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Two plates
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Two plates

Masato Imaizumi · c. 2002 · turning; vitrification; relief (sculpture technique); fired; glaze; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The hare and the moon are a well-known motif on Japanese porcelain. It relates to the legend of a mythical hare living on the moon. The creature pounds rice in a mortar for mochi – sweet rice cakes with the same round shape as the lunar disk.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
platterkop-en-schotel
Credit lineTwee schotels. c. 2002. Masato Imaizumi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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