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Like his father, Yohei IV also produced works with red or yellow monochrome glazes. His yellow-glazed works include this set of five drinking cups, a pair of sake pourers <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.216"><u>CMA 2022.216</u></a>, and a sweets bowl molded into the shape of a chrysanthemum <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.218"><u>CMA 2022.218</u></a>.
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Document identity
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447769
label
Cups
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
447769
contentType
object
title
Cups
description
Like his father, Yohei IV also produced works with red or yellow monochrome glazes. His yellow-glazed works include this set of five drinking cups, a pair of sake pourers <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.216"><u>CMA 2022.216</u></a>, and a sweets bowl molded into the shape of a chrysanthemum <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.218"><u>CMA 2022.218</u></a>.
date
1914–46
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117536020
creators
299426
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
height (each): 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
cul
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)
accession
2022.217
Source extras
tec
Set of five cups; porcelain with yellow glaze
tombstone
Cups, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Set of five cups; porcelain with yellow glaze; height (each): 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.217
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” incised on the base of each cup.
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1
inscription
清風造 【印】成山
inscription_translation
Inscription on inside of the box lid: "Made by Seifū." Seal: “Seizan."
sortorder
2
inscription
清風盧人
inscription_translation
Seal on the top of the box lid: “Seifū rojin”
inscription_remark
The storage box is also inscribed with a description of its contents.
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3
didYouKnow
Seifū Yohei IV learned the ceramics industry from his father and painting from Tanomura Shosai.
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. 74, pp. 164–165
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
updatedAt
2026-05-29 09:02:16.539000
sourceId
447769
dept
Japanese Art
coll
Japanese Art
med
Set of five cups; porcelain with yellow glaze
creatorTags
male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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