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Source Description
Seifū Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The glaze is described as “crimson glaze” (<em>kōyū</em>); it is also dappled with dark spots of varied opacity and tiny pores throughout, which gives the container a rich, textured effect. <br><br>Yohei III had the silver lids produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. For this tripod, they decorated the lid with a variety of flowers.
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519468
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Incense Burner
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519468
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object
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Incense Burner
description
Seifū Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The glaze is described as “crimson glaze” (<em>kōyū</em>); it is also dappled with dark spots of varied opacity and tiny pores throughout, which gives the container a rich, textured effect. <br><br>Yohei III had the silver lids produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. For this tripod, they decorated the lid with a variety of flowers.
date
1893–97
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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299428
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Ceramic
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1
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height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); Diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.178.a
Source extras
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Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze
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Incense Burner, 1893–97. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze; height: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.178.a
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Japanese Art
didYouKnow
This tripod incense burner has linear molded decorations that run around the base of the collar and down the legs.
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. 34, pp. 108–109
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:05:54.409000
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519468
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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