Cleveland Museum of Art

Dish from Dishes with Matching Shells

Seifū Yohei III

Date

1893–1914

Medium

One of a pair of dishes; porcelain with celadon glaze

Culture

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yohei III’s main output for his sophisticated clientele was in the form of tea sets and dining sets. He created a range of dishes in green glazes. He often produced in pairs, sets of five, or sets of ten. This pair of shell dishes have a box lid interior attestation by Yohei IV that the dishes were made by Yohei III with a cracked-ice ( hyōretsu ) pattern in the glaze, omitting reference to any glaze coloration. These shell-shaped dishes are of the saucer type, suitable for dipping sauces.

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