The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 14, 2025
Teapot with Chrysanthemums
1912–14
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.166.a
Location: Not on view
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This side-handled teapot is designed for brewing and serving sencha.Description
This teapot with recessed lid has a bold, realistic design of pale yellow and white chrysanthemums rendered in overglaze color enamels and dotted gold centers. Black contour lines define the yellow and white flowers and their green stems and leaves. Small pink and purple chrysanthemums are rendered as simple motifs, their shapes defined in contrast to the white ground of the pot.- ?–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. 22, pp. 94–96
- {{cite web|title=Teapot with Chrysanthemums|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=1912–14|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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