Roller End for Hanging Scroll

1893–1914

Seifū Yohei III 三代清風与平

(Japanese, 1851–1914)

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Culture

Japan

Medium

One of a pair of hanging scroll roller ends; porcelain with celadon glaze

Measurements

Overall: 3 x 3 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.152.2

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

This is one of two roller ends for the hanging scroll by Seifū Yohei III, Rain Clearing over a Summer’s Mountain, CMA 2022.151.

Description

Before entering into his apprenticeship with Yohei II, Seifū Yohei III trained as a painter in Osaka. He continued to paint throughout his career as a ceramist.

As part of his ceramic practice, Yohei III also made roller ends to be placed at either end of the wooden dowel around which the lower part of a hanging scroll mounting is wrapped. These served both as weights for the painting and as knobs for handling it when rolling and unrolling. The pair here is made of porcelain with a green glaze.