Cleveland Museum of Art

Nesting Dishes with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves

Seifū Yohei I

Date

1861–78

Medium

Pair of dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue, iron oxide, slip, and crackled glaze, and overglaze color enamel

Culture

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Seifū Yohei I made both blue and white porcelains after Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Chinese wares fired in the kilns at Jingdezhen for export. He also made colorful stoneware in the style of his teacher, Nin’ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (1783–1855). The combination of the blue and brown for the needles imparts a sense of depth to the design, with the blue needles apparently at a greater distance.

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