Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants

1903

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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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三代清風与平作　田能村直入筆　錆絵吉祥草花文茗碗　五客
Title: Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants
Artist: Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)
Artist: Painted by Tanomura Chokunyū (Japanese, 1814–1907)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 1903
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide
Dimensions: Each: H. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); Diam. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Diam of foot 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2024
Object Number: 2024.443.4a–e
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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