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Seifū Yohei I made both blue and white porcelains after Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Chinese wares fired in the kilns at Jingdezhen for export. He also made colorful stoneware in the style of his teacher, Nin’ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (1783–1855).
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519470
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Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves
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519470
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Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves
description
Seifū Yohei I made both blue and white porcelains after Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Chinese wares fired in the kilns at Jingdezhen for export. He also made colorful stoneware in the style of his teacher, Nin’ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (1783–1855).
date
1861–78
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en
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Q117803670
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446644
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Ceramic
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1
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outer dish: 7.5 x 15.3 x 12.7 cm (2 15/16 x 6 x 5 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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2022.147.2
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One of a pair of side dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue and iron oxide, white slip, and overglaze color enamel (Kyoto ware)
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Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves (向付), 1861–78. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). One of a pair of side dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue and iron oxide, white slip, and overglaze color enamel (Kyoto ware); outer dish: 7.5 x 15.3 x 12.7 cm (2 15/16 x 6 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.147.2
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向付
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Japanese Art
didYouKnow
Where he intended to place the maple leaves, Yohei I first applied a white color, which can be seen around the leaf edges under the glaze. This layering on top of the white brightens the color of the translucent red overglaze.
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.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: Cat. No. 3, pp. 66–67
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:06:00.672000
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519470
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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One of a pair of side dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue and iron oxide, white slip, and overglaze color enamel (Kyoto ware)
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