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Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum (四君子図酒瓶), c. 1887. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.158
