Kobei Gama Mino-ware Plates tempozan kiln and gradually these ornate carvings

and gradually these ornate carvings became recognized as beautiful works of art

Bamboo is a popular motif because it is one of the three friends of winter

It is wheel thrown and decorated with an original illustration by Japanese female painter

He was a purveyor to the Imperial Household

These designs were influenced by Chinese ceramics

Kobei Gama Mino-ware Plates tempozan kiln and gradually these ornate carvings*THIS ITEM WEIGHS 1700GRAMS WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR SHIPPING UPGRADES. This listing is for a set of five Mino ware plates made around 30 years ago by Kobei Gama. They are made of high fired stoneware and each plate is decorated with a different pattern ume blossoms, debune departing ships, double mugwort, flowing water and autumn grass. These patterns are copies of work produced by Ogata Kenzan (1663 1743)