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Source Description
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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Document identity
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140309
label
Dish with Reeds and Mist
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140309
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object
title
Dish with Reeds and Mist
description
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.
date
c. 1700
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60760818
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.); Overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1964.271
Source extras
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Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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Dish with Reeds and Mist (色絵靄芦皿), c. 1700. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.); overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.271
titleInOriginalLanguage
色絵靄芦皿
collection
Japanese Art
didYouKnow
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>
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.
page_number
Reproduced: 85, no. 134 and pl. 19
citation
Grossman, Nancy, James T. Ulak, Marjorie Williams, and Laurence Channing. <em>Art of Japan: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 96
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Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
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2026-05-29 07:12:19.144000
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140309
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
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