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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Nesting Dishes with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves

1861–78

Seifū Yohei I

(Japanese, 1801–1861)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Pair of dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue, iron oxide, slip, and crackled glaze, and overglaze color enamel
inner dish: 6.7 x 14.4 x 11.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.); outer dish: 7.5 x 15.3 x 12.7 cm (2 15/16 x 6 x 5 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.147
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The combination of the blue and brown for the needles imparts a sense of depth to the design, with the blue needles apparently at a greater distance.

Description

Seifū Yohei I made both blue and white porcelains after Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Chinese wares fired in the kilns at Jingdezhen for export. He also made colorful stoneware in the style of his teacher, Nin’ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (1783–1855).
  • ?–2022
    James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023. Mentioned and Reproduced: Cat. No. 3, pp. 66–67
  • Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 19, 2023-March 10, 2024).
  • {{cite web|title=Nesting Dishes with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei I|year=1861–78|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.147