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Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Vase with Bamboo Joints

1914–46

Seifū Yohei IV

(Japanese, 1872–1951)
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26)
Porcelain with green glaze and molded design
height: 30.5 cm (12 in.); Diameter: 15.2 cm (6 in.); height with stand: 33 cm (13 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.235
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Many ceramics created by the Seifū Studio refer to and emulate Chinese ceramics in form and glazing.

Description

Yohei IV’s Vase with Bamboo Joints has a shape often seen in pairs of bronze flower vases placed to either side of Buddhist altars before sculptural icons. While the term hisoku (Chinese mise 秘色), or “mysterious color” glazing, indicates a more specific green color than seiji 青磁, a more general word for green-glazed porcelain, there is still some range in the actual color of the glaze.
  • ?–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. 93, pp. 180–183
  • Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).
  • {{cite web|title=Vase with Bamboo Joints|url=false|author=Seifū Yohei IV|year=1914–46|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.235