Cleveland Museum of Art

Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves

Seifū Yohei I

Date

1861–78

Medium

One of a pair of side dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue and iron oxide, white slip, and overglaze color enamel (Kyoto ware)

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). Where he intended to place the maple leaves, Yohei I first applied a white color, which can be seen around the leaf edges under the glaze. This layering on top of the white brightens the color of the translucent red overglaze.

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