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Sake Pourers with Bamboo and Bellflowers

徳利

c. 1844–57

attributed to Seifū Yohei I 初代清風与平

(Japanese, 1801–1861)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
pair of sake pourers; stoneware with white slip, underglaze blue and gold repair (kintsugi) (Kyoto ware)
Measurements
height (each): 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); diameter (each): 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.143
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The two pourers are stored together in a bespoke box, which is inscribed and impressed with red seals.

Description

This pair of sake pourers adorned with with bamboo and bellflowers is attributed to the founder of the Seifū Studio, Seifū Yohei I (1801–1861).

Yohei I, the lineage founder, was born to the Yasuda family in the city of Kanazawa, which faces the Sea of Japan. His home province of Kaga (in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) produced its own ceramics, known as Kutani ware, but for his training as a potter, Yohei I chose Kyoto, which produced the more technically advanced porcelain ware. He moved to Kyoto around the 1820s and became apprenticed to Nin’ami Dohachi, a leading potter in the city. He later struck out on his own, and it is likely that his teacher gave him the name Seifu Yohei. His works include many exquisitely painted copies of Chinese porcelain, and he also produced stoneware with overglaze color enamels that emulated works in the style of Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743) at which his teacher excelled.

Sake Pourers with Bamboo and Bellflowers

c. 1844–57

Seifū Yohei I

(Japanese, 1801–1861)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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