Dish with Carp in Waves
Medium
Porcelain with incised designs, iron oxide, and red glaze
Dimensions
diam. 16 cm · height: h. 3.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.240
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About this artwork
The exterior of this low, wide dish with flared foot is covered with a red coral glaze. Its interior is white with incised designs, and the rim is decorated with brown iron oxide. The primary design occupies the flat bottom of the bowl and is bound within a single band. It is of a carp swimming vigorously against roiling waves with frothy crests moving in multiple directions; the water just above the fish’s head is beginning to form a whirlpool. A closer look at the fish’s face reveals that it s...