Late Ming dynasty (17th century)
Donated by Norio Homma
This large dish is boldly decorated with dragon motifs in red, blue, green, and black overglaze on top of a thick, milky-white glaze with a floral motif throughout. This thickly glazed five-color ware with intricate pictorial designs is called Zhangzhou ware (gosu-akae in Japanese) and was loved by Japanese tea masters of the time.