Set of Five Sencha Teacups with Auspicious Plants
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.
Artwork Details
- 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: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2024
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Lent by Mary and Cheney Cowles
- Object Number: 2024.443.4a–e
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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