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Although the Mikawachi potters are known for their wares for the Estern market (usually called Hirado ware), they also supplied porcelain for the Japanese market. The shape and motifs of this bowl suggest it was made for local use.
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Title: Covered Bowl with Design of Autumn Grass and Crescent Moon
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Object Number: 93.3.248
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