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Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The body and glaze of this one are <em>taihakuji</em>, or “great white porcelain,” an important early invention Yohei III devised in 1872 that involved the combination of a distinctive translucent, creamy glaze over an ivory-colored clay body. The burner has rounded, cabriole legs, resembling tiny table legs, attached to the exterior. <br><br>Lids were produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. For this incense burner, they created a floral-patterned silver lid.
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519601
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Incense Burner
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519601
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object
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Incense Burner
description
Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The body and glaze of this one are <em>taihakuji</em>, or “great white porcelain,” an important early invention Yohei III devised in 1872 that involved the combination of a distinctive translucent, creamy glaze over an ivory-colored clay body. The burner has rounded, cabriole legs, resembling tiny table legs, attached to the exterior. <br><br>Lids were produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. For this incense burner, they created a floral-patterned silver lid.
date
1893–1914
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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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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
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2022.179.a
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Porcelain with creamy white glaze and molded design
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Incense Burner, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with creamy white glaze and molded design. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.179.a
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Japanese Art
didYouKnow
There is the faintest decorative band around the bottom of the incense burner.
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. 35, pp. 108–109
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:06:57.565000
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519601
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with creamy white glaze and molded design
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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