Four stoneware Oribe-style dishes in the form of leavesBy Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959), Showa (1926-1989) era, mid-20th century
Each of slender almost elliptical form, covered with a variously toned green glaze somewhat in Oribe style, with incised veins, the underside left in the biscuit, each signed Ro in katakana. 27cm (10 5/8in), 26.6cm (10½in), 26cm (10¼in) and 25.4cm (10in). (4).注脚Leaf designs feature prominently in the works of Rosanjin. For a dish in very similar style, see Sidney B. Cardozo and Masaaki Hirano, The Art of Rosanjin, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco, Kodansha International Ltd., 1987, p.37, no.35.