Japanese Kutani Meiji Porcelain Dish — Thousand Faces Rakan, Shoza Style, Gilt View Watchlist >
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Japanese Kutani Meiji Porcelain Dish — Thousand Faces Rakan, Shoza Style, Gilt
A Japanese Kutani porcelain serving dish in a deeply lobed, flower-form shape, decorated in the Shoza-style Thousand Faces motif — hundreds of rakan (Buddhist immortal disciples) rendered in dense polychrome enamel across the entire interior surface in iron red, yellow, green, black, and gilt. The Shoza style, developed by Kutani Shoza in the mid-19th century and dominant throughout the Meiji period (1868–1912), is characterized by this kind of saturated figural coverage combining traditional aka-e red painting with gold kinran-de brocade technique. The scalloped rim carries a continuous gilt border, and a pierced loop handle with scroll-form relief gilding extends from one end. The exterior is left in clean white glaze with a single iron-red accent band near the foot.
CONDITION
Excellent. Gold remains bright and even, figural decoration is crisp and intact throughout. No chips, cracks, or losses observed on the interior or exterior glaze.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Height: 2"
- Width: 10"
- Form: Lobed / flower-form dish with single gilt pierced loop handle
- Style: Shoza-style Kutani, Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Decoration: Thousand Faces rakan motif — polychrome aka-e and kinran-de gilt
- Exterior: White glaze with iron-red foot accent
- Origin: Japan (Kaga region / Kutani)
