Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants

Seifu Yohei III Japanese
 Painted by Tanomura Chokunyū Japanese

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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.

Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan

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Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan
Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants, Seifu Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), Porcelain with underglaze iron oxide, Japan

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