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The box lid for these six-lobed lit charcoal and ash containers, or <em>hiire</em>, identifies them as <em>kōhakuji</em>, another of Yohei III’s translucent cream colors over ivory clay bodies. One might translate the name as “lustrous pearl[–glazed ivory] porcelain.” A <em>hiire </em>was filled with ash with burnt coals at the center so that embers and tobacco ash could be discarded safely during a gathering. Each of the lobes on the containers has a round protrusion set below the rim. The studlike pattern is called <em>ruiza</em>. The term is also used to describe the pattern that rings the shoulder of some flower vases or metal kettles used in chanoyu.
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Document identity
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519698
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Container from Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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519698
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object
title
Container from Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers
description
The box lid for these six-lobed lit charcoal and ash containers, or <em>hiire</em>, identifies them as <em>kōhakuji</em>, another of Yohei III’s translucent cream colors over ivory clay bodies. One might translate the name as “lustrous pearl[–glazed ivory] porcelain.” A <em>hiire </em>was filled with ash with burnt coals at the center so that embers and tobacco ash could be discarded safely during a gathering. Each of the lobes on the containers has a round protrusion set below the rim. The studlike pattern is called <em>ruiza</em>. The term is also used to describe the pattern that rings the shoulder of some flower vases or metal kettles used in chanoyu.
date
1893–1914
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117599834
creators
299428
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10 x 12 cm (3 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.181.1
Source extras
tec
One from a set of four containers; porcelain with molded design
tombstone
Container from Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of four containers; porcelain with molded design; overall: 10 x 12 cm (3 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.181.1
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
清風
inscription_translation
“Seifū” inscribed on the base
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1
inscription
The storage box for this set is inscribed and impressed with seals.
sortorder
2
didYouKnow
The Seifu studio generally followed the standard practice in Japan for identifying the artist and object in box inscriptions.
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. 37, p. 110
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:07:34.814000
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519698
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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One from a set of four containers; porcelain with molded design
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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photo
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