Saucers with Matching Shells
Medium
Pair of dishes; porcelain with green glaze and crackling, molded design
Dimensions
height (each): h. 3 cm · width (each): w. 12 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.189
Tags
Asian (from 1900 to present)male
About this artwork
Yohei III’s main output for his sophisticated clientele was in the form of tea sets and dining sets. He created a range of dishes in green glazes. He often produced in pairs, sets of five, or sets of ten. This pair of shell dishes have a box lid interior attestation by Yohei IV that the dishes were made by Yohei III with a cracked-ice (hyōretsu) pattern in the glaze, omitting reference to any glaze coloration.