A small leaf-shaped porcelain dish


Hizen ware, Imari (Suisaka) typeEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th centuryMolded in the shape of a leaf, the veins raised in relief and covered in a thick brown iron-oxide glaze, the rim painted in underglaze cobalt, the surface of the dish further decorated with a trailing vine of wisteria in black enamel and gold and silver 7in (17.7cm) wide
|For related examples of this type, compare a set of five in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Harry G. C. Packard museum, acc. no. 1975.268.578, https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53636