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Dish from Dishes with Shells

1914–46

Seifū Yohei IV 四代清風与平

(Japanese, 1872–1951)
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Culture
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)
Medium
One from a set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design
Measurements
height: 2.5 cm (1 in.); Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.213.3
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This set of dishes, mukōzuke, could be used for serving small side dishes at a tea gathering.

Description

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.
An oval porcelain dish is bathed in a muted blue glaze, its rim traced by a thin, iron-oxide line. Within the shallow basin, molded reliefs emerge like treasures from the seabed. A large, ribbed conch shell with a tight spiral dominates the center. To the upper left, a small fan shell rests near the edge, while two tiny, coiled spirals drift toward the lower right, the glaze pooling softly around their raised forms.

Dish from Dishes with Shells

1914–46

Seifū Yohei IV

(Japanese, 1872–1951)
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)

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