The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 15, 2025

Small Dish (Kozara) with Fireworks

mid-1600s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Porcelain with molding and underglaze blue (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
16.2 x 12.4 cm (6 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2023.42
Location: 235A Japanese

Description

This dish evokes the popular summer pastime of fireworks displays.
  • ?–2023
    (Sebastian Izzard, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2023–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Highlights of Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 2025-June 14, 2026).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.42