The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Lid for an Incense Burner
1893–1914
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.179.b
Location: Not on view
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Lids were produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists.Description
Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The body and glaze of this one are taihakuji, or “great white porcelain,” an important early invention Yohei III devised in 1872 that involved the combination of a distinctive translucent, creamy glaze over an ivory-colored clay body. The burner has rounded, cabriole legs, resembling tiny table legs, attached to the exterior and the faintest decorative band around the bottom. It has a floral-patterned silver lid.- ?–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. 35, pp. 108–109
- {{cite web|title=Lid for an Incense Burner|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei III|year=1893–1914|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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