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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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447085
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Nesting Dishes with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves
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447085
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Nesting Dishes 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).
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1861–78
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en
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Q117351416
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446644
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Ceramic
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inner dish: 6.7 x 14.4 x 11.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.); 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
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Pair of dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue, iron oxide, slip, and crackled glaze, and overglaze color enamel
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Nesting Dishes with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves (向付), 1861–78. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). Pair of dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue, iron oxide, slip, and crackled glaze, and overglaze color enamel; inner dish: 6.7 x 14.4 x 11.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.); 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
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向付
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Japanese Art
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The combination of the blue and brown for the needles imparts a sense of depth to the design, with the blue needles apparently at a greater distance.
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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 09:01:25.616000
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447085
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Pair of dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue, iron oxide, slip, and crackled glaze, and overglaze color enamel
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