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Vase with Plum Blossoms
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About this work
Although inspired by representations of flowering plum, or prunus, in Chinese ceramics, the dense allover design of branches on this vase also resembles Japanese textile patterns. As they might on a kimono, the trunks run in alternate directions up and down the surface. At the foot, or bottom of the vase, is a classic band of spirals, and at the neck, or narrowed portion near the opening, is a collar of clouds.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVase with Plum Blossoms (梅花紋花瓶), 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Glazed porcelain with molded and carved design; 32.9 x 23.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.211
