Botan (牡丹)
A peony. As a decorative element the botan flower can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from the chrysanthemum or lotus. It is often pictured alone or paired with lions or butterflies (Gorham 1971:209; Ross 2012:20).
![Side of Sometsuke Botan Doban Mamezara (sauce dish with cobalt transferprint peony)](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-232_1of3_th.jpg)
Side of Sometsuke Botan Doban Mamezara (sauce dish with cobalt transferprint peony)
Item Record![Side of Sometsuke Botan Dobin (teapot with hand-painted peonies in cobalt)](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/AACC-2018-001_1of4_th.jpg)
Side of Sometsuke Botan Dobin (teapot with hand-painted peonies in cobalt)
Item Record![Side of Sometsuke Doban Botan Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted peony)](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/ACC-86-026_1of4_th.jpg)
Side of Sometsuke Doban Botan Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted peony)
Item Record![Exterior View](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398A-2007-120_1of2_th.jpg)
Exterior View
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