Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) / c. 1700
Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Square Dish with Design of Plovers over Waves as ceramic (Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1700).
The design of plovers flying over waves derives from Heian period (900s–1100s) literature and later lacquerware designs.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this ceramic as Glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip and credits Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716).
The museum's collection notes: The Ogata brothers Kōrin and Kenzan often collaborated on ceramics. This dish is one of a set used for serving tea cakes. Kenzan shaped the dish, after which Kōrin drew the iron oxide design of plovers, a type of shorebird, flying over waves. Kenzan then covered the object with a clear glaze and fired it. Kōrin placed his signature next to his design, while Kenzan signed the back.
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