The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Dish with Weeping Cherry Tree

late 1800s

Japan, Meiji period

(1868–1912)
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1963.97
Location: Not on view

Description

This dish depicts a cherry tree (sakuragi) whose flower-laden branches are the centerpiece while the sliver of a trunk and roots appear on the left edge. The sakura blossoms are delicately depicted in an iron-red overglaze. The flowers’ various positions (facing out and downward) and stages of maturity (bud and full bloom) enhance the naturalism and dynamism of the image.
  • ?-1963
    Sherman E. [1918-2008] and Ruth Alida Ward Lee [1917-2011], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1963-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Japanese Prints and Ceramics from The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, and The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. College of Wooster, Wooster, OH (October 9-November 1, 1981).
    Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
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