Cleveland Museum of Art

Saucer

Seifū Yohei III

Date

1893–1914

Medium

One from a set of ten dishes; porcelain with green 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. For this set of ten small dishes in a simple, round form that emphasizes the glaze above all, the box lid designates the piece as seiji , or green-glazed porcelain, using a general term for the extensive palette of green glazes often called celadon in English. The box lid further identifies the dishes themselves as tōchō , literally “bean-sized saucers,” a size that makes them suitable for dipping sauces. The ten dishes in this set are stored in stacks of five in a two-compartment box.

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