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Dish with Reeds and Mist
c. 1700
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The interior of this dish features clusters of reeds emerging from mist. The gradation of blue wash in the background suggests that the scene is set by still waters, perhaps the banks of a river or edge of a marsh. The celadon, or pale green glaze, evocative of mist or fog, contrasts visually with the reeds and water.
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- Title: Dish with Reeds and Mist
- Date Created: c. 1700
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.); Overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Joseph U. Seo, New York, NY, ?-1961, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin), Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.271
- Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
- Fun Fact: Nabeshima dishes were produced in standard sizes of three, five, and seven <em>sun </em>(a traditional measurement of around 3 cm) in diameter. <em><br></em>
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1964.271
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