Teacup from Teacups with Chinese Landscapes
Medium
One from a set of eleven teacups; porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
4 × 6.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.202.8
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About this artwork
Originally from a set of 12, each of these 11 sencha teacups has a different landscape wrapped around the body, giving individual cups their own engaging narrative. These paintings are comfortingly familiar in their formulaic qualities, known to any casual fan of ink painting; they are also enjoyable in the way the narratives are revealed as one manipulates the cups. They would be perfect as conversation pieces for a tea gathering. Four of the cups focus on travelers approaching residences. Two ...