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Collection Online as of December 15, 2025

Sake Pourer

c. 1887

Seifū Yohei III

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
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.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.157
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Seifū Yohei III signed this sake pourer in underglaze blue on the base.

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.
  • ?–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. 14, pp. 86–87
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.157