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A blue-and-white porcelain platter is painted with a provincial map of Japan, Korea and the Ryukyu Islands, foreign ships, waves, and Japanese inscriptions.

c. 1830–1844 · Blue-and-white porcelain platter

Dish with a Map of Japan and Inscription

Anonymous Japanese potter

Why it matters

The dish joins a domestic map of the realm to foreign ships and a warning inscription. It shows restricted relations turning into a popular visual language of maritime vigilance before Perry's arrival.

Publication
Edo-period map dish
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Shelfmark
NG-1979-19-1
Rights
Public Domain; Rijksmuseum

Citation

Anonymous Japanese potter. Dish with a Map of Japan and Inscription. c. 1830–1844. Porcelain with underglaze blue. Rijksmuseum, NG-1979-19-1.

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