Teacups with Floral Band Motif
Medium
Set of five teacups; porcelain with incised decoration
Dimensions
height (each): h. 4.5 cm · diameter (each) 8.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.173
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About this artwork
The five sencha teacups in this set are decorated with incised flowers and dots between a double band at the top and a single band at the bottom. They are in Yohei III’s creamy taihakuji body and glaze. In their motifs, they are quite similar to an incense burner by Yohei III (see CMA 2022.180), but the flowers are even more simple in design, with no open circle at the center. A label affixed to the side of the box refers to them as “sencha cups in emulation of Korean white [ware].” The referenc...