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Teacups with Dragons
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Teacups with Dragons

Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861), None · 1840s–57 · Set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue

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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).

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineTeacups with Dragons (煎茶茶碗), 1840s–57. Seifū Yohei I (Japanese, 1801–1861). Set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue; height (each): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); diameter (each): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.144
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