Featured Exhibition :
Color and Design of the Orient - Persian Ceramics of the TAKADA Collection
One of the characteristics of Persian ceramics is the unique design, which consists of simple motifs such as birds, flowers or script that cover the whole body in a bold and unconventional composition. This exhibition introduces a variety of unique designs in rich colors by showing approximately 20 pieces from the Takada Collection. We hope you will enjoy the distinct world of colors and motifs used in Persian ceramics.
Information
Title:
Featured Exhibition : "Color and Design of the Orient - Persian Ceramics of the TAKADA Collection"
Dates:
Saturday, August 7, 2010 – Sunday, November 28, 2010
Opening hours:
From 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Last admission: 4:30 PM)
Closed:
Mondays (Open on September 20 and October 11), Tuesday, September 21 and Tuesday, October 12.
Venue:
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (Gallery F)
1-1-26, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka-Just in front of “Naniwabashi” station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line
-400m from “Yodoyabashi” station of Subway Midosuji Line or Keihan Main Line.
-400m from “Kitahama” station of Subway Sakaisuji Line or Keihan Main Line.
Organizer:
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Admission:
Adults 600 yen (480 yen)
University & high school students 360 yen (300 yen)
・All exhibitions can be viewed with the above admission.
・Prices in parenthesis are group discount rates for a party of 20 people or more.
・The following visitors are free of charge:
*Holders of Shintaishogaisha techo (Identification Booklet for the Physically Challenged), including one companion
*Senior citizens of Osaka City holding IDs including:
Kenko techo (Health Handbook) with a ‘crane’ mark
Keiro yutai joshasho (senior discount ID for public transportation)
*Junior-high school students and under
Number of items on display:
approximately 20 pieces
Also showing:
Temporary Exhibition:
Mystery of Southern Song Guan Ware – Archaeological Findings from the Kiln Site at Laohudong, Hangzhou
Permanent exhibition:
Chinese and Korean Ceramics of the Ataka Collection
Korean ceramics of the Rhee Byung-Chang Collection
Japanese ceramics
Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Oki Shoichiro Collection
Inquiries:
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Phone: 06-6223-0055
Fax : 06-6223-0057
BOWL, polychrome flower design on a black background
9～10th century
Height:6.5cm
Mouth-rim diameter:21.4cm
This bowl has a pale brown clay body, covered with black slip onto which flowers are depicted by dotting the white slip, red and green pigments. It is then covered with a transparent glaze with a slightly yellowish tinge. The dotted white, red and green make a sharp contrast with the black background, effectively producing a distinctive design. It is considered to have been produced in the Northern east area of Iran, mainly Nishapur, while similar pieces have also been found in Central Asia.
