The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2025

Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves

c. 1700
designer

Ogata Kōrin

(Japanese, 1658–1716)
(Japanese, 1663–1743)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip
Overall: 22 x 22 x 2.7 cm (8 11/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1966.365
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The design of plovers flying over waves derives from Heian period (900s–1100s) literature and later lacquerware designs.

Description

The Ogata brothers Kōrin and Kenzan often collaborated on ceramics. This dish is one of a set used for serving tea cakes. Kenzan shaped the dish, after which Kōrin drew the iron oxide design of plovers, a type of shorebird, flying over waves. Kenzan then covered the object with a clear glaze and fired it. Kōrin placed his signature next to his design, while Kenzan signed the back.
  • Okochi Collection, Tokyo, Japan; Okochi Masatoshi
    ?-1966
    (Setsu Gatodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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