Seifū orchid teapot

Overview

Seifū Yohei III’s porcelain kyūsu uses a side handle for steeping, straining and serving tea. Painted underglaze-blue orchids connect it with five surviving cups. Cleveland describes the surface as cool white and painted, distinguishing it from a misleading comparison-box label suggesting carved decoration.

The teapot has separate storage with a Satō seal and orange wrapping bearing a Seifū seal. Additional tea tools are conjectural. James and Christine Heusinger donated it in 2022.

History & identity

Seifū Yohei III

Sources & representation

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Selected bibliography

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   Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Teapot from Tea Set with Orchids (2022.170.1.a)

   Cleveland Museum of Art

   Undated online publication; manufacture date and record timestamps are separate.

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1. Primary institutional object recordTeapot from Tea Set with Orchids — Cleveland Museum of Art 2022.170.1.aResearch access: 2026-10-21

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