{"product_id":"aka-e-plate-with-flower-motif-by-ken-akaji","title":"Aka-e Plate with Flower Motif OSARA -Japanese Ceramic Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAka-e\u003c\/i\u003e, red overglaze enamel, is painted onto an already-fired glaze and fixed in a second, lower firing — a decorating technique used across Japan's porcelain traditions since the Edo period to bring colour to white ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small round porcelain plate by Ken Akaji, its surface filled edge to edge with small flowers painted in red overglaze enamel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blossoms are drawn as quick clusters of short strokes, each with a tiny spray of leaves, and packed so closely that the white ground becomes a network of light between them. A few blooms spill over the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe enamel has a slight translucency, so the red reads as coral where it is thin and deeper where the strokes overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighteen centimetres across, sized for a sweet, a slice of cake or a small serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece can be viewed in person at our gallery wanova TOKYO in Roppongi, by appointment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eW00296\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ken Akaji \/ 赤地健","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52499011043548,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3623\/3436\/files\/ken-akaji-aka-e-plate-with-flower-motif-w00296-01.jpg?v=1789265568","url":"https:\/\/wanova.org\/products\/aka-e-plate-with-flower-motif-by-ken-akaji","provider":"wanova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}