Song Dynasty Three-Color Glazed Plate with Rabbit Design (So sansai tomonzara)
- Date:
- 1944
- Medium:
- Hand-colored woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A Song dynasty three-color glazed plate bearing a rabbit design — the tri-color sancai pottery of medieval China — is transcribed into hand-colored woodblock with careful attention to the plate's decorative program. The rabbit motif, the plate's circular format, and the glazed colors are all rendered through Hiratsuka's patient color printing. The 1944 work belongs to his wartime series documenting Asian ceramics and antiquities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Song Dynasty Three-Color Glazed Plate with Rabbit Design (So sansai tomonzara) was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1944.
Song Dynasty Three-Color Glazed Plate with Rabbit Design (So sansai tomonzara) depicts animals.