# Dishes with Shells

- By: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)
- Date: 1914–46
- Medium: Set of five dishes; porcelain with blue glaze, iron oxide, and molded design
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: height (each): 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter (each): 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)
- Credit line: Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2022.213)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2022.213/2022.213_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.