Dish with Weeping Cherry Tree
Unknown Artist
late 1800s
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Dimensions
diam. 15 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Accession Number
1963.97
About this artwork
This dish depicts a cherry tree (sakuragi) whose flower-laden branches are the centerpiece while the sliver of a trunk and roots appear on the left edge. The sakura blossoms are delicately depicted in an iron-red overglaze. The flowers’ various positions (facing out and downward) and stages of maturity (bud and full bloom) enhance the naturalism and dynamism of the image.