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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 III |
|---|---|
| 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
BiographySeifū Yohei III (1851–1914) — Japanese potter (1851–1914).Seifū Yohei III worked as painter, potter and ceramicist and is associated with Japan. Their documented life spans the years 1851 to 1914, born in Hyōgo Prefecture.Disciplinespainter, potter, ceramicistBorn1851, Hyōgo PrefectureDied1914NationalityJapanSources: Wikidata Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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