Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum
Seifu Yohei III · c. 1887 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Seifū Yohei II and his successor, Seifū Yohei III, trained in ink painting. Their brush skills are seen in their underglaze cobalt blue designs. Orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and plum, appearing on Yohei III’s sake pourer, are known as the Four Gentlemen. They symbolize the virtues of humility, integrity, endurance, and perseverance. This sake pourer is decorated with the Chinese theme of the Four Nobles, in which the qualities of a good person are represented by plant.
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- Maker
- Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)
- Date
- c. 1887
- Medium
- Porcelain with underglaze blue
- Dimensions
- height with handle: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); width with spout: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 235A Japanese
- Credit line
- Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
