Antique Japanese Kutani Aka-e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji Chinese a motif seen on mid-19th-century

a motif seen on mid-19th-century Japanese wares produced in the Arita/Imari region for both domestic and export markets

the unglazed oval foot rim shows the buff-toned paste typical of the period

Measures: 26"' wide by 62"' tall

ISBN 9781568363950

Antique Japanese Kutani Aka-e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji Chinese a motif seen on mid-19th-centuryJapanese Kutani Aka e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji Japan, Meiji period, c. 18801910 Approx. 8 in. dia (20 cm); Weight: A fine Kutani () porcelain plate of above average decorative ambition, painted in the aka e () overglaze enamel tradition with a complex multi cartouche composition centered on a large rakan zu () a gathering of Buddhist arhats (, rakan), the enlightened disciples of the Buddha. Fifteen or more figures are