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Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves — Seifū Yohei I

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Written by: Samuel HartmannContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Asian Art · Catalogue no. 19533
Seifū Yohei I

Nesting Dish with Scattered Pine Needles and Maple Leaves

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Seifū Yohei I made both blue and white porcelains after Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Chinese wares fired in the kilns at Jingdezhen for export. He also made colorful stoneware in the style of his teacher, Nin’ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (1783–1855).

Artist / MakerSeifū Yohei I
Date1861–78
Culture / OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868)
MediumOne of a pair of side dishes; stoneware with underglaze blue and iron oxide, white slip, and overglaze color enamel (Kyoto ware)
Dimensionsinner dish: 6.7 x 14.4 x 11.5 cm (2 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
DepartmentJapanese Art
TypeCeramic
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