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Container from Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers

1893–1914

Seifū Yohei III 三代清風与平

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
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Culture
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium
One from a set of four containers; porcelain with molded design
Measurements
Overall: 10 x 12 cm (3 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.181.2
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The Seifu studio generally followed the standard practice in Japan for identifying the artist and object in box inscriptions.

Description

The box lid for these six-lobed lit charcoal and ash containers, or hiire, identifies them as kōhakuji, another of Yohei III’s translucent cream colors over ivory clay bodies. One might translate the name as “lustrous pearl[–glazed ivory] porcelain.” A hiire 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 ruiza. The term is also used to describe the pattern that rings the shoulder of some flower vases or metal kettles used in chanoyu.

Container from Lit Charcoal and Ash Containers

1893–1914

Seifū Yohei III

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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