Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide
Dimensions
diam. 8.5 cm · height with lid: h. 9 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.165
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About this artwork
This side-handled sencha 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. In terms of collecting history, a paper inserted into the box of Teapot with Cher...