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Sake Cup
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSake Cup, c. 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain; height: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.160
