The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Incense Burner

1893–97

Seifū Yohei III

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze, and floral openwork silver lid
height with lid: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Diameter: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.178
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Seifū Yohei III’s incense burner with a variety of flowers on its lid has a glaze described as “crimson glaze” (kōyū); it is also dappled with dark spots of varied opacity and tiny pores throughout, which gives the container a rich, textured effect.

Description

Seifū Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. Their silver lids were produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. This tripod incense burner has a distinctive red-colored glaze and linear molded decorations that run around the base of the collar and down the legs.
  • ?–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. 34, pp. 108–109
  • Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 19, 2023-March 10, 2024).
    Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).
  • {{cite web|title=Incense Burner|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=1893–97|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.178