Lid for a Sake Pourer (1914–46): Art, History and Details

Lid for a Sake Pourer (1914–46) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Like his father, Yohei IV also produced works with red or yellow monochrome glazes. His yellow-glazed works include this pair of sake pourers, a set of five drinking cups CMA 2022.217, and a sweets bowl molded into the shape of a chrysanthemum CMA 2022.218.

Object facts

• Title: Lid for a Sake Pourer
• Date: 1914–46
• Creator attribution: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)
• Culture: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: Porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handles
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 2022.216.1.b

A detail from the museum

The lid's handle is made of bamboo.

Collection credit

Gift of James and Christine Heusinger

Further reading listed by the museum

• Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.

View the collection record

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