Decorative plate with Kyoto Gionmatsurí design.

Collection type: Object
Description: Decorative plate with Kyoto Gionmatsurí design.
Long description: Small wooden decorative plate with bamboo covering and painted design of the Gion festival in Kyoto, Japan. The front of the plate depicts two plants with brown leaves in red bases and Japanese characters, which likely translate to 'Gionmatsurí'. The reverse has a dark brown and yellow flower pattern painted on a brown background. The rim of the plate is painted red and there is a white rectangular sticker with 'Gionmatsurí' handwritten in black pen on the reverse.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person: PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1970
Date collected: 1960 - 1970
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 12 November 2024
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Acrylic Paint Synthetic, Material Ink, Material Paper Plant, Process Painted, Process Printed, Process Written, Process Carved
Dimensions: Diameter 138 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2024.22.84 Other numbers: 59
Research and responses: In conversation with Dr Clare Pollard, Curator of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean Museum, 03/2025: Plates 2024.22.82-86 represent famous sites in Kyoto, Japan.

Search terms: Vessel, Plate, Saucer

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