Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants
Seifu Yohei III Japanese
Painted by Tanomura Chokunyū Japanese
Taking the name of his teacher and brother-in-law Seifū Yohei II in 1880, the maker of these sencha teacups was known for his blue-and-white and white porcelain, along with his stoneware in the Ninsei, Kenzan, and Mokubei styles. As a young craftsman, he had studied painting under Tanomura Chokunyū, who executed the decorative patterns seen on this set. In 1893, Yohei III was appointed Imperial Household Artist.
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