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Source Description
Although inspired by representations of flowering plum, or prunus, in Chinese ceramics, the dense allover design of branches on this vase also resembles Japanese textile patterns. As they might on a kimono, the trunks run in alternate directions up and down the surface. At the foot, or bottom of the vase, is a classic band of spirals, and at the neck, or narrowed portion near the opening, is a collar of clouds.
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Document identity
localId
447759
label
Vase with Plum Blossoms
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
447759
contentType
object
title
Vase with Plum Blossoms
description
Although inspired by representations of flowering plum, or prunus, in Chinese ceramics, the dense allover design of branches on this vase also resembles Japanese textile patterns. As they might on a kimono, the trunks run in alternate directions up and down the surface. At the foot, or bottom of the vase, is a classic band of spirals, and at the neck, or narrowed portion near the opening, is a collar of clouds.
date
1914–46
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117716968
creators
299426
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
32.9 x 23.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
cul
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)
accession
2022.211
Source extras
tec
Glazed porcelain with molded and carved design
tombstone
Vase with Plum Blossoms (梅花紋花瓶), 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Glazed porcelain with molded and carved design; 32.9 x 23.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.211
titleInOriginalLanguage
梅花紋花瓶
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” inscribed on the base
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1
inscription
"James & Christine Heusinger/
Japanese Art Collection"
inscription_translation
Sticker on the base with the names of the prior owners.
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2
didYouKnow
Yohei IV’s allover design of budding and flowering plum blossoms, strongly associated with spring and with China, is combined with his father’s “water color” glaze on this vase.
citations
citation
Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. <em>Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 68, p. 159
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-06-18 11:45:48.058000
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447759
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Glazed porcelain with molded and carved design
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Asian (from 1900 to present)
male
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