Teacups with Dragons
Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861)
1840–1857
- Medium
- Set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue
- Dimensions
- height (each): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); diameter (each): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramic
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
About
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).
