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Dish from Dishes with Shells

Seifū Yohei IVLinkedCulture matchlcp-8011e1c8592a

Date: 1914–46
Medium: One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design
Culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taishō period (1912–26)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 448359

From the Cleveland Museum of Art record

Yohei IV chose an aquatic theme for this set of five mukōzuke , side dishes. He added an iron oxide rim and used a concentrated blue glaze on both the interior and exterior. The glaze, named on the box lid, is his father’s “evening moon” ( tsukiyoi ) color. The conch in relief takes up the entire bottom of the dish. Up the sides are two snails on one end and on the other a scallop. This results in a boldly graphic, less realistic effect. This set of dishes, mukōzuke, could be used for serving small side dishes at a tea gathering.

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Credit line: Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Provenance: ?–2022: James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2022–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Japanese Decorated Porcelain Dishes
These objects are all ceramic dishes from Japan spanning the Momoyama, Edo, and Meiji periods, featuring various decorative techniques including underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and naturalistic or figural motifs.
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