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

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: 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: One of a pair of sake pourers; porcelain with yellow glaze and bamboo lid handles
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 2022.216.1

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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