- Title:
- Bonsai Pot with a Dragon and Landscape Design
- Artist, etc:
- Arita Ware
- Date:
- Meiji period
- Size:
- W:29.3cm x H:22.9cm
- Number:
- B-154
The faces of this blue and white pot feature alternating designs of a dragon and a landscape. What is striking about this piece is the contrast between the dragon, whose eyes pierce down from the heavens and whose body coils like a serpent, and the tranquility of the landscape design. The inside of the rim is adorned with an interesting oozing design. You would only expect to see something like this from a plant pot.