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Source Description
This sake pourer has a wide basin with a low foot; a generous spout open across the top half; a flat, round lid with a small knob recessed flush to the top of the container; and a tall, arched handle that meets the container where the top joins the basin at a sharp angle. This vessel is glazed but otherwise undecorated. Unlike the creamy white color of some Yohei III works, the white of this sake pourer has the bluish cast typical of porcelains produced in Kyoto.
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Document identity
localId
447837
label
Sake Pourer
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
447837
contentType
object
title
Sake Pourer
description
This sake pourer has a wide basin with a low foot; a generous spout open across the top half; a flat, round lid with a small knob recessed flush to the top of the container; and a tall, arched handle that meets the container where the top joins the basin at a sharp angle. This vessel is glazed but otherwise undecorated. Unlike the creamy white color of some Yohei III works, the white of this sake pourer has the bluish cast typical of porcelains produced in Kyoto.
date
c. 1887
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117662495
creators
299428
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
with handle: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); width with spout: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Lid: 2 x 13.5 cm (13/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
cul
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.157
Source extras
tec
Porcelain
tombstone
Sake Pourer, c. 1887. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain; with handle: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); width with spout: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); lid: 2 x 13.5 cm (13/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.157
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Artist's signature in underglaze blue on the base.
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1
didYouKnow
Seifū Yohei III signed this sake pourer in underglaze blue on the base.
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. 14, pp. 86–87
creditline
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
updatedAt
2026-05-29 09:03:11.998000
sourceId
447837
dept
Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
med
Porcelain
creatorTags
male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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