Sake Pourers with Bamboo and Bellflowers
c. 1844–57
Medium
pair of sake pourers; stoneware with white slip, underglaze blue and gold repair (kintsugi) (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions
height (each): h. 13 cm · diameter (each) 5.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.143
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About this artwork
This pair of sake pourers adorned with with bamboo and bellflowers is attributed to the founder of the Seifū Studio, Seifū Yohei I (1801–1861). Yohei I, the lineage founder, was born to the Yasuda family in the city of Kanazawa, which faces the Sea of Japan. His home province of Kaga (in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture) produced its own ceramics, known as Kutani ware, but for his training as a potter, Yohei I chose Kyoto, which produced the more technically advanced porcelain ware. He moved to K...