Teapot with Chrysanthemum Motifs
Medium
Porcelain with overglaze color enamel and gold
Dimensions
diam. 8.5 cm · height: h. 8 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.167
Tags
Asian (from 1900 to present)male
About this artwork
This side-handled sencha teapot has the lid flush against the body, forming an oblong orb. It is decorated with a sprinkling of similar chrysanthemum motifs in red, green, and purple overglaze color enamels with centers of pale red dotted with gold.