Cleveland Museum of Art

Flower Vase with Chrysanthemums

Seifū Yohei IV

Date

1914–46

Medium

Porcelain with molded and carved design, underglaze pink, and cream glaze

Culture

Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

In creating this kanpakuji (or "bright-jewel white porcelain") vase, Yohei IV has applied his father’s signature creamy translucent glaze in combination with underglaze pink gradation surrounding motifs in low relief over an ivory clay body. This method was used to achieve the creamy white of the stalks, leaves, buds, and flowers of the elaborate design of chrysanthemum flowers in diverse stages of bloom. The ivory and pink vase by Yohei IV show his father’s “bright-jewel white porcelain” technique.

The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.