The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 5, 2024
Dishes with Shells
1914–46
(Japanese, 1872–1951)
height (each): 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter (each): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view
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This set of dishes, mukōzuke, could be used for serving small side dishes at a tea gathering.Description
Yohei IV chose an aquatic theme for this set of five mukōzuke, side dishes. He added an iron oxide rim and used a concentrated blue glaze on both the interior and exterior. The glaze, named on the box lid, is his father’s “evening moon” (tsukiyoi) color. The conch in relief takes up the entire bottom of the dish. Up the sides are two snails on one end and on the other a scallop. This results in a boldly graphic, less realistic effect.- ?–2022James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2022–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. 70, pp. 160–161
- {{cite web|title=Dishes with Shells|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei IV|year=1914–46|access-date=05 December 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.213