Cleveland Museum of Art

Dish from Dishes with Shells

Seifū Yohei IV

Date

1914–46

Medium

One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design

Culture

Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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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