Teapot with Begonias
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze and overglaze colors
Dimensions
diam. 9 cm · height with lid: h. 7.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.168
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About this artwork
This teapot has complex surface treatment: a design of begonias in modulated underglaze blue for the leaves and stems as well as thick overglaze white with incised lines to define the petals, plus small areas of underglaze yellow at their low-relief centers. A band of underglaze blue gives further definition to the lid’s handle, and the area just above the base has a double band of blue above a row of snail-shell curls. Unlike many other teapots, which have marks on their bases, this one has “Se...