A hexagonal cream-colored plate with a circular indentation in the center. The plate has brown transfer-printed decoration of three birds in flight in the center amongst a blossoming tree which grows from the lowe left to the upper edges of the plate. In the lower section there is a geometric-patterned band of cubes with three evenly spaced roundels inside and wide petalled hyacinth-like flowers underneath.

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Rangoon Plate

This is a plate. It was manufactured by Francis. J. Emery. It is dated ca. 1878–85 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

These ceramic objects are examples of the types of aesthetically sophisticated wares available to those with a modest income. All feature elements of Japanese design vocabulary: cranes, flowering branches, fans, mountainous landscapes, arabesque patterns, medallions, cross-hatched decoration, waves, an asymmetrical arrangement, and more.

This object was donated by Brooklyn Museum. It is credited Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.

Kioto Platter
glazed earthenware.
Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
1999-42-9

A circular cream-colored plate with a circular indentation in the center. The plate has brown transfer-printed decoration, the top section shows ten birds in flight over a body of water with a boat and protruding fin. In the foreground there is a shoreline with a large bamboo like tree growing towards the top right and tropical flowering plants. The lower section is composed of a patterned band with different shaped panels, each containing various motifs including the night sky with a crescent moon, flowers, geometric patterns and repeating arabesques.

Melbourne Plate
glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration.
Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
1999-42-10

An oval platter of blue and white, the white crackled ground decorated with blue Japanese-inspired transfer-printed decoration. The rim has a wide band of abstract geometric design of repeating trapezoids, with fine hatched lines, surrounding a narrow scalloped band. The center well is decorated with bands, medallions and panels of geometric motifs on the right, on the left is a circle showing a sailing vessel on water, superimposed on a forest landscape..

Excelsior Platter
glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration.
Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
1999-42-8

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

Against a dark yellow background is an image rendered in black, of an open-air platform with a lattice roof. The roof is held by three thin poles, one in solid black, and each topped with a round detail just below the roof. A rectangle with horizontal lines stands vertically along the right side. The floor of the platform is lightly textured with vertical and horizontal lines. Behind the platform is a stark garden with two bushes and a few stones against shaded background, with clouds above. A thick black border at the bottom is marked 'Dado' in the center. Below the border, the object is described as 'A Mezzotone Paper from Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.' and titled ''Sand Gardens' designed by Ilonka Karasz.'

Page From A Sample Book, Mezzotone Papers, 1948
mezzotone print on paper.
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc..
1959-134-1-5

Katagami, Plant Vignettes
cut mulberry paper treated with persimmon tannin and silk thread.
Museum purchase through gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.
1946-104-9

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 1.8 x 24.6 x 21.9 cm (11/16 x 9 11/16 x 8 5/8in.)

It has the following markings

On base, brown underglaze: "RANGOON" [in a rectangle] / [semi-circle]

Cite this object as

Rangoon Plate; Manufactured by Francis. J. Emery; England; glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration; H x W x D: 1.8 x 24.6 x 21.9 cm (11/16 x 9 11/16 x 8 5/8in.); Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection; 1999-42-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DFKn/
Accession Number 1999-42-3
Object ID 18669351