Cleveland Museum of Art

Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves

Ogata Kōrin

Date: c. 1700
Medium: Glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

The Ogata brothers Kōrin and Kenzan often collaborated on ceramics. This dish is one of a set used for serving tea cakes. Kenzan shaped the dish, after which Kōrin drew the iron oxide design of plovers, a type of shorebird, flying over waves. Kenzan then covered the object with a clear glaze and fired it. Kōrin placed his signature next to his design, while Kenzan signed the back. The design of plovers flying over waves derives from Heian period (900s–1100s) literature and later lacquerware designs.

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