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Saucer by Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)

Medium

One from a set of ten dishes; porcelain with green glaze

Dimensions

2.5 × 8 cm

Classification

Ceramic

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of James and Christine Heusinger

Accession Number

2022.187.5

Tags

maleAsian (from 1900 to present)

About this artwork

Yohei III’s main output for his sophisticated clientele was in the form of tea sets and dining sets. He created a range of dishes in green glazes. He often produced in pairs, sets of five, or sets of ten. For this set of ten small dishes in a simple, round form that emphasizes the glaze above all, the box lid designates the piece as seiji, or green-glazed porcelain, using a general term for the extensive palette of green glazes often called celadon in English. The box lid further identifies the ...

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