The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Dish with Maple Leaves in Waves
late 1600s–early 1700s
(1615–1868)
Diameter: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Location: 235A Japanese
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This pottery type was named for the Nabeshima family, who established kilns to produce highly refined porcelain meant for diplomatic gifts.Description
The dish is an example of the finest type of Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It is decorated with maple leaves in iron-red and green and yellow enamels floating on the rough waters of a fast flowing stream in underglaze blue. It has been associated with the classical poetry motif of maple leaves on the Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture.- ?-2017(Sebastian Izzard, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2017-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Von Spee, Clarissa. “Acquisition Highlights: Asian Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 10–11. Reproduced: p. 11; Mentioned: p. 7, 11 archive.org
- Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.62