Dish from Dishes with Shells
Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)
1914–1946
- Medium
- One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design
- Dimensions
- height: 2.5 cm (1 in.); Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramic
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taishō period (1912–26)
About
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.
