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Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Saucers

1893–1914

Seifū Yohei III

(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Set of ten saucers; porcelain with green glaze
height (each): 2.5 cm (1 in.); diameter (each): 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.187
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The ten dishes in this set are stored in stacks of five in a two-compartment box.

Description

Yohei III’s main output for his sophisticated clientele was in the form of tea sets and dining sets. He created a range of dishes in green glazes. He often produced in pairs, sets of five, or sets of ten.

For this set of ten small dishes in a simple, round form that emphasizes the glaze above all, the box lid designates the piece as seiji, or green-glazed porcelain, using a general term for the extensive palette of green glazes often called celadon in English. The box lid further identifies the dishes themselves as tōchō, literally “bean-sized saucers,” a size that makes them suitable for dipping sauces.
  • ?–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. 43, pp. 118–120
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