Dish with a map of Japan and inscription, Rectangular dish of porcelain with a wavy edge, painted in underglaze blue. On the front a map of Japan subdivided into provinces indicated in blue cartouches. Waves that indicate the sea are stylized around the land. Two foreign ships lie in front of the coast. At the top a round and rectangular cartouche with the inscription in Japanese: 'Ships from foreign countries, which fill our hearts day and night with care with regard to the peace of the people, You barbarians immediately return! You know that Our Land is the land where the gods reside, but why then do you want to attack it! ' Korea and the Ryukyu Islands are shown at the top right and bottom left. Dated on the bottom: from the Tempô period (1833 - 1844). Blue and white, Japan, anonymous, c. 1830 - c. 1844, Edo-period (1600-1868) / Tenpo-period (1830-1844), porcelain (material), glaze, cobalt (mineral), vitrification, h 7.7 cm × w 45.7 cm × d 39.4 cm
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Dish, map, Japan, inscription, Rectangular dish, porcelain, wavy edge, painted, underglaze blue, front, Japan subdivided, provinces indicated, blue cartouches, Waves, indicate, sea, stylized, land, Two foreign ships lie, coast, top, round, rectangular cartouche, Japanese, Ships, foreign countries, fill our hearts day, night, care, regard, peace, people, You barbarians immediately return! You know, Our Land, gods reside, why, do you want, attack !, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, shown, top right, bottom left, Dated, bottom, Tempô period, 1833, 1844, Blue, white, c, 1830, Edo-period, 1600-1868, Tenpo-period, 1830-1844, material, glaze, cobalt, mineral, vitrification
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