Shells ile Ayrılma

Yohei IV chose an aquatic theme for this set of five <em>mukōzuke</em>, 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” (<em>tsukiyoi</em>) 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.