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Yohei IV’s interest in bold, colorful designs is on full display in this purple <em>gu</em>-shaped vase. He not only exhibits his penchant for bold colors but also shows off a complex surface that suggests the patina on an ancient bronze. The body of the vase is a dark, greenish blue over which there is a thick application of color. While the predominant overlaid color is lavender purple, salmon pink and cornflower blue appear in places along with myriad nearly black forms, perhaps floating dandelion seeds or tiny flowers, scattered over the surface.
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Document identity
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447780
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Gu-Shaped Vase with Patina
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object
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Source metadata
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447780
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object
title
Gu-Shaped Vase with Patina
description
Yohei IV’s interest in bold, colorful designs is on full display in this purple <em>gu</em>-shaped vase. He not only exhibits his penchant for bold colors but also shows off a complex surface that suggests the patina on an ancient bronze. The body of the vase is a dark, greenish blue over which there is a thick application of color. While the predominant overlaid color is lavender purple, salmon pink and cornflower blue appear in places along with myriad nearly black forms, perhaps floating dandelion seeds or tiny flowers, scattered over the surface.
date
1914–46
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117793542
creators
299426
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
31.2 x 16.5 cm (12 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
cul
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)
accession
2022.23
Source extras
tec
Porcelain with overglaze color enamel
tombstone
Gu-Shaped Vase with Patina, 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with overglaze color enamel; 31.2 x 16.5 cm (12 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.230
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” inscribed on the base
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1
inscription
成山清風
inscription_translation
Seal on the top of the box lid: “Seizan Seifū”
inscription_remark
The storage box is also inscribed with a description of the vase.
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2
inscription
清風造 【印】 清風
inscription_translation
Inscription on the inside of the box lid, "Made by Seifū", with a gourd-shaped seal reading "Seifū”
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3
didYouKnow
The glaze recalls in some respects a Chinese glaze named “snowflake blue,” or <em>xuehualan </em>(Japanese <em>sekka</em>’<em>ai</em>), a low-fired lead-fluxed glaze.
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. 88, pp. 176–179
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
updatedAt
2026-05-29 09:02:30.574000
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447780
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with overglaze color enamel
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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