Antique Japanese Edo Period Seto Ceramic Oil Plate Abura Zara Mingei Japan
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Type: Oil Plate (Abura Zara), placed under a lantern to catch drops of oil
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Seto ware, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 9" diameter (22.86 cm), 1 7/8" tall (4.7625 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 12.4 oz (805 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: VA antique store, 2021
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Repaired crack to edge of plate, mostly visible from bottom, the top is repaired and the damage painted over. Small chips around edge. Some surface wear and staining. Original to manufacture stilt marks around inside of plate.
Subject: Mingei representative Edo Period Seto ware oil plate (abura zara) decorated with a minimalist landscape (sansui) scene of trees and a house and fence next to a river, with a v of birds flying overhead, all in black and brown underglaze on a tan colored background.
Abura zara originated from the use of wooden lamps (andon) within the home. Andon are oil and candle-burning lamps made of wood or bamboo with stretched paper covering them. Abura zara were used to catch drops of oil from beneath these lamps and are seen in modern times as “folk” artifacts. These low-rimmed saucers were typically decorated with underglaze iron sketches of landscapes or floral motifs, often combined with segments of Oribe green glaze. This abura zara and others like it came to be valued in early 20th century Japan. “Common” artifacts were no longer dismissed as irrelevant, and collectors and museums alike began preserving them. Recognizing past utilitarian artifacts as culturally significant is part of the movement to enhance the appreciation and of the culture of the people of Japan, both past and present. This piece and other utilitarian ceramic objects like it from this era and earlier have now been categorized as folk art, part of the Japanese folk art revival after World War II. The importance of recognizing past Japanese common practices, such as ceramics, became a key component in preserving past cultural traditions once Japan became heavily Westernized in the early 20th century. (https://japaneselandscape.wordpress.com/modern/oil-plate/)
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Antique Japanese Edo Period Seto Ceramic Oil Plate Abura Zara Mingei Japan
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Type: Oil Plate (Abura Zara), placed under a lantern to catch drops of oil
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Origin/Maker: Seto ware, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 9" diameter (22.86 cm), 1 7/8" tall (4.7625 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 12.4 oz (805 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: VA antique store, 2021
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Repaired crack to edge of plate, mostly visible from bottom, the top is repaired and the damage painted over. Small chips around edge. Some surface wear and staining. Original to manufacture stilt marks around inside of plate.
Subject: Mingei representative Edo Period Seto ware oil plate (abura zara) decorated with a minimalist landscape (sansui) scene of trees and a house and fence next to a river, with a v of birds flying overhead, all in black and brown underglaze on a tan colored background.
Abura zara originated from the use of wooden lamps (andon) within the home. Andon are oil and candle-burning lamps made of wood or bamboo with stretched paper covering them. Abura zara were used to catch drops of oil from beneath these lamps and are seen in modern times as “folk” artifacts. These low-rimmed saucers were typically decorated with underglaze iron sketches of landscapes or floral motifs, often combined with segments of Oribe green glaze. This abura zara and others like it came to be valued in early 20th century Japan. “Common” artifacts were no longer dismissed as irrelevant, and collectors and museums alike began preserving them. Recognizing past utilitarian artifacts as culturally significant is part of the movement to enhance the appreciation and of the culture of the people of Japan, both past and present. This piece and other utilitarian ceramic objects like it from this era and earlier have now been categorized as folk art, part of the Japanese folk art revival after World War II. The importance of recognizing past Japanese common practices, such as ceramics, became a key component in preserving past cultural traditions once Japan became heavily Westernized in the early 20th century. (https://japaneselandscape.wordpress.com/modern/oil-plate/)
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Antique Japanese Edo Period Seto Ceramic Oil Plate Abura Zara Mingei Japan
