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Seifū Yohei III was the most prominent head of a ceramics studio in Kyoto that specialized in Chinese-style porcelains and especially items for use in <em>sencha</em> (煎茶), or the drinking of steeped-leaf tea with companions. Sencha was popular among the <em>bunjin</em> of Kyoto and Osaka, who often enjoyed it as part of their emulation of Chinese culture. While sencha was by design less formal than the Japanese tea ceremony, it still featured the display of treasured objects. Prized Chinese antiquities were generally unobtainable, so substitutes such as the <em>Gu-Shaped Flower Vase, </em><a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.224"><u>CMA 2022.224</u></a>, were much in demand. Bowls for distributing sweets, like this one, were also a staple of sencha gatherings.
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447826
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High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond
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447826
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title
High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond
description
Seifū Yohei III was the most prominent head of a ceramics studio in Kyoto that specialized in Chinese-style porcelains and especially items for use in <em>sencha</em> (煎茶), or the drinking of steeped-leaf tea with companions. Sencha was popular among the <em>bunjin</em> of Kyoto and Osaka, who often enjoyed it as part of their emulation of Chinese culture. While sencha was by design less formal than the Japanese tea ceremony, it still featured the display of treasured objects. Prized Chinese antiquities were generally unobtainable, so substitutes such as the <em>Gu-Shaped Flower Vase, </em><a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.224"><u>CMA 2022.224</u></a>, were much in demand. Bowls for distributing sweets, like this one, were also a staple of sencha gatherings.
date
1887–92
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q117599820
creators
299428
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Ceramic
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1
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height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
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2022.155
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Porcelain with underglaze color and modeled designs
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High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond (青華磁高月), 1887–92. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze color and modeled designs; height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.155
titleInOriginalLanguage
青華磁高月
collection
Japanese Art
didYouKnow
This high-footed bowl simulates exploration of a pond both from underwater and from the sky.
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. 82, pp. 82–83
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. 184 (fig.4)
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-06-18 11:45:48.080000
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447826
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with underglaze color and modeled designs
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Asian (from 1900 to present)
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