The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of October 11, 2024
Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum
c. 1887
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
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.)
Location: not on view
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This sake pourer is decorated with the Chinese theme of the Four Nobles, in which the qualities of a good person are represented by plant.Description
This sake pourers 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. It has a painting in underglaze blue of the Four Nobles: chrysanthemum, orchid, plum, and bamboo. 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. It is signed in underglaze blue on the base.- ?–2022James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2022–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. 15, pp. 86–87
- 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=Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=c. 1887|access-date=11 October 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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