The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Dish with Sweet Osmanthus and Cloud
late 1600s-early 1700s
(1615–1868)
Diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Location: 235A Japanese
Description
The dish is an example of the finest type of early Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It is decorated with sweet osmanthus, or fragrant olive tree, with iron-red flowers and green and yellow enamels on the leaves. A band of misty clouds in underglaze blue completes the composition. The osmanthus tree was imported from China to southern Japan.- ?-2017(Sebastian Izzard, New York, NY, ?-2017, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2017-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2017-present
- Von Spee, Clarissa. “Acquisition Highlights: Asian Art.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58. no. 2 (March/April 2018): 10–11. Reproduced: P. 11; Mentioned: P. 7, 11.
- Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
- {{cite web|title=Dish with Sweet Osmanthus and Cloud|url=false|author=|year=late 1600s-early 1700s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.63