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Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion
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This side-handled <em>sencha </em>teapot with the cherry tree has a nearly spherical shape, and its recessed lid has an ovoid knob. It has both blue and a purplish brown under the glaze for the blossoms and embers on one side, and the vertical calligraphy identifies the tree as a cherry tree at night in the Gion area of Kyoto. To the right of the tree, smoke billows from a small lantern fire in a basket suspended on a post. <br><br>In terms of collecting history, a paper inserted into the box of <em>Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion </em>is of interest. It is a flyer for Yamamoto Shōseidō, a shop (no longer extant) that sold fine Kyoto ceramics in Osaka.
| Artist / Maker | Seifū Yohei III |
|---|---|
| Date | 1893–1914 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) |
| Medium | Porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide |
| Dimensions | height with lid: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); width with handle: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 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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