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Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Pine-shaped Dish

1893–1914

Seifū Yohei III

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and crackled glaze
height: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); length: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); width: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.182
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Awata ware, named for the area of Kyoto where it was historically produced, is considered a subset of Kyoto ware. It is characterized by a very light brown body with a transparent crackled glaze.

Description

The clever design on this stoneware Awata-style dish makes use of the interior and exterior surfaces to present a close-up view of pine needles on the branch painted in underglaze iron oxide. The branch is shown on the outside of one side of the dish, while the needles fan out across the inside. The entire dish, when seen from above, reveals a shape resembling the mushroom cap–like motif appearing in textile designs and in classical Japanese paintings called Yamato-e to represent pine trees.
  • ?–2022
    James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 38, p. 111
  • Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 19, 2023-March 10, 2024).
  • {{cite web|title=Pine-shaped Dish|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=1893–1914|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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