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Lid for a Jar with Peonies
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About this work
One of Seifū Yohei III’s most visually impactful techniques, seen in this work, was to combine complex low-relief designs in clay surrounded by diffused underglaze blue or pink, which he then covered with a transparent or translucent glaze. Yohei III also experimented with clay bodies ranging from bluish white to ivory combined with translucent cream-colored glazes. The atmospheric effects he achieved were considered remarkable.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLid for a Jar with Peonies, 1897–1912. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze color enamel, molded decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.200.b
