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Sweets Bowl
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Seifū Yohei III was the most prominent head of a ceramics studio in Kyoto that specialized in Chinese-style porcelains and especially items for use in <em>sencha</em> (煎茶), or the drinking of steeped-leaf tea with companions. Sencha was popular among the <em>bunjin</em> of Kyoto and Osaka, who often enjoyed it as part of their emulation of Chinese culture. While sencha was by design less formal than the Japanese tea ceremony, it still featured the display of treasured objects. Prized Chinese antiquities were generally unobtainable, so substitutes such as the <em>Gu-Shaped Flower Vase, </em><a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.224"><u>CMA 2022.224</u></a>, were much in demand. Bowls for distributing sweets, like this one, were also a staple of sencha gatherings.
| Artist / Maker | Seifū Yohei III |
|---|---|
| Date | 1893–1914 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) |
| Medium | Glazed porcelain |
| Dimensions | height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Ceramic |
About the Artist
Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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