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Dish from Dishes with Shells
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDish from Dishes with Shells, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design; height: 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.213.1
