Dish from Dishes with Shells
Medium
One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design
Dimensions
diam. 12.1 cm · height: h. 2.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.213.5
Tags
Asian (from 1900 to present)male
About this artwork
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.