Gu-shaped Vase
Medium
Porcelain with crackled glaze
Dimensions
h. 27.9 cm · diameter of top 14.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.223
Tags
Asian (from 1900 to present)male
About this artwork
Seifū Yohei III mined the repertoire of Chinese vessel types, from ceramics modeled after ancient ritual bronzes to shapes developed in the Yuan (1279–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. His designs tended to be formal and restrained, often featuring creamy white glazes suggestive of the hue of Ding ware and green glazes resembling Longquan ware. This gu-shaped vase has a cracked-ice glaze, which was once customarily called Ge (Japanese pronunciation Ka), after the kiln where it purportedly or...