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Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons

Cup from Tea Cups with Dragons by Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861)

Medium

One from a set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue

Classification

Ceramic

Department

Japanese Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of James and Christine Heusinger

Accession Number

2022.144.4

Tags

male

About this artwork

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).

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