Sake Cup
Seifu Yohei III
1893–1914
- Medium
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- height: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); Diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
About
Seifū Yohei III was the first ceramist to be designated an Imperial Household Artist, a position that came with an annuity. He was tasked with producing items need by the imperial household to decorate the Meiji Palace and to present to state guests as gifts.
