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Source Description
The tiniest of containers, this ovoid tripod is an incense burner. It likely once had an openwork metal lid. It is remarkable for its coral red color and crackled glaze. In contrast to the exterior, the interior has been left white under a transparent glaze. The “coral red glaze” is one Yohei III developed in 1887 and called s<em>angōyu</em>. Sensational among colors known at that time, Yohei III won first prize for his work glazed with it at the annual exhibition of the Japan Art Association (Bijutsu Kyokai) in 1888.
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Document identity
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447823
label
Incense Burner
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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447823
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object
title
Incense Burner
description
The tiniest of containers, this ovoid tripod is an incense burner. It likely once had an openwork metal lid. It is remarkable for its coral red color and crackled glaze. In contrast to the exterior, the interior has been left white under a transparent glaze. The “coral red glaze” is one Yohei III developed in 1887 and called s<em>angōyu</em>. Sensational among colors known at that time, Yohei III won first prize for his work glazed with it at the annual exhibition of the Japan Art Association (Bijutsu Kyokai) in 1888.
date
1893–1914
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
creators
299428
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
5.3 x 9.1 cm (2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
cul
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.193
Source extras
tec
Porcelain with coral red and crackled glaze
tombstone
Incense Burner, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with coral red and crackled glaze; 5.3 x 9.1 cm (2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.193
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” inscribed on the base.
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1
inscription
"Hyatt King"
inscription_translation
Sticker on the base with the surname of a prior owner, David Hyatt King (1946–2016), an English collector of Japanese ceramics.
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2
didYouKnow
Seifū Yohei III’s incense burner has a red glaze that is difficult to achieve.
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. 49, p. 124
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:02:59.095000
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447823
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with coral red and crackled glaze
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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