Dish with Bands of Geometricized Patterns

Dish with Bands of Geometricized Patterns

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This dish is an excellent example of the sophisticated technique of early Nabeshima potters. The unglazed ware was painted with sumi (ink), decorated with underglaze cobalt blue and then covered in a light cobalt-blue glaze followed by a clear glaze. When fired, the sumi evaporates along with the cobalt-blue glaze, leaving the underlying white porcelain visible in a process known as sumihajiki.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.