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Octagonal plate with an image of Shiba Onko and floral scrolls
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Octagonal porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, black and gold. On the flat a representation of Shiba Onko (Sima Guang) next to the water pot in which a child has fallen. A third person stands on the other side of the pot. On the border a band with floral scrolls. Three feet on the underside. A crack in the rim. Arita, decorated in Europe in the Japanese Kakiemon style.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOctagonal plate with an image of Shiba Onko and floral scrolls. c. 1730. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.