The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 15, 2025
Lid for a Teapot with Chrysanthemum Motifs
1912–14
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.167.b
Location: Not on view
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This teapot with chrysanthemum motifs shows off Seifū Yohei III’s technique of enamels painted over the glaze.Description
This side-handled sencha teapot has the lid flush against the body, forming an oblong orb. It is decorated with a sprinkling of similar chrysanthemum motifs in red, green, and purple overglaze color enamels with centers of pale red dotted with gold.- ?–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. 23, pp. 94–96
- 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=Lid for a Teapot with Chrysanthemum Motifs|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=1912–14|access-date=15 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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