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Source Description
This flower vase has a creamy white glaze infused with pink. Sadly, the box has been lost, so we cannot know how it was described by the studio. However, through comparison with other works, it is possible to surmise that the work can be categorized as <em>kanpakuji</em> with in-glaze pink. A single huge blossom shoots up into the widest part of the vessel, near the top, so it will be visible from a distance. If this design is displayed in a space with a decorative alcove located some distance away from the entrance, even at a remove, it can announce the taste of its owner and immediately please a guest. On the other side of the vase, two butterflies, their wings overlapping, flit through the sky.
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Document identity
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299437
label
Vase with Peonies
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299437
contentType
object
title
Vase with Peonies
description
This flower vase has a creamy white glaze infused with pink. Sadly, the box has been lost, so we cannot know how it was described by the studio. However, through comparison with other works, it is possible to surmise that the work can be categorized as <em>kanpakuji</em> with in-glaze pink. A single huge blossom shoots up into the widest part of the vessel, near the top, so it will be visible from a distance. If this design is displayed in a space with a decorative alcove located some distance away from the entrance, even at a remove, it can announce the taste of its owner and immediately please a guest. On the other side of the vase, two butterflies, their wings overlapping, flit through the sky.
date
1900–1914
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117706780
creators
299428
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
height: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.198
Source extras
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Porcelain with molded and carved design and pink-infused cream glaze
tombstone
Vase with Peonies, 1900–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded and carved design and pink-infused cream glaze; height: 17.8 cm (7 in.); diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.198
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” inscribed on the base
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1
didYouKnow
One of Seifū Yohei III’s most visually impactful techniques was to combine complex low-relief designs in clay surrounded by diffused underglaze blue or pink, which he then covered with a transparent or translucent glaze.
citations
citation
Vilbar, Sinead. "Colors of Kyoto: Modern ceramics of Japan.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>63, no. 2 (2023): 14-17.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 15; Mentioned: P. 16
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. 54, pp. 132–135
citation
Goodall, Hollis. "Seifū Yohei III: Master of Finesse." <em>Impressions: The Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America</em> 45, part 2 (2024): 178–193.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 186; Reproduced: p. 189, fig. 7
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 08:53:19.518000
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299437
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with molded and carved design and pink-infused cream glaze
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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