{"product_id":"japanese-kutani-aka-e-plate-rakan-buddhist-figures-landscape-gold-meiji","title":"Antique Japanese Kutani Aka-e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Kutani Aka-e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eJapan, Meiji period, c. 1880–1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eApprox. 8 in. dia (20 cm); Weight:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA fine Kutani (九谷) porcelain plate of above-average decorative ambition, painted in the aka-e (赤絵) overglaze enamel tradition with a complex multi-cartouche composition centered on a large rakan-zu (羅漢図) — a gathering of Buddhist arhats (羅漢, rakan), the enlightened disciples of the Buddha. Fifteen or more figures are depicted in close assembly: reading sutras, meditating, conversing — each rendered with individualized facial expression and gestural detail that distinguishes this from routine export figure painting. The robes are worked in iron-red with fine gold arabesque and linear detailing; the ground is a burnished gold field that anchors the composition with considerable richness. Flanking cartouches complete the iconographic program: a mountain landscape with temple pavilion (sansui-zu, 山水図) in the upper left, its ink-toned peaks and pine forest receding convincingly into distance; a magnolia or camellia blossom spray in gold and amber upper right; and a geometric iron-red lattice panel to the left. Gold scrollwork fills the intervening iron-red ground throughout. The exterior reverse carries a light but well-executed secondary decoration of iron-red grasses, scattered folding fans with lattice infill, and small floral sprays — a refined touch seldom seen on pieces of this price tier. The base bears the three-character red enamel mark 九谷造 (Kutani-zō).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCondition: Very good; enamel and gold decoration intact with strong color and detail. No chips, cracks, or repairs noted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA Kutani plate of genuine quality — the rakan subject, the individualized figure drawing, and the gold-ground cartouche treatment place this well above standard Meiji export production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49035798085949,"sku":"24C*CG043","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/EF035AB0-D7F0-45C3-8503-B1A1BD4D2875.jpg?v=1719610074","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/japanese-kutani-aka-e-plate-rakan-buddhist-figures-landscape-gold-meiji","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}