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Sake Cup with Auspicious Plants
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Seifū Yohei II excelled as a painter, as evidenced by his floral and landscape designs. His works were selected as the best among Kyoto ceramics shown to jurists from Europe and the US, thus paving the way for international recognition of the studio in the late 1800s.
| Artist / Maker | Seifū Yohei II |
|---|---|
| Date | 1861–78 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan |
| Medium | One of a pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Ceramic |
About the Artist
Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
Condition
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