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Cup from Sake Cups with Dragons
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Cup from Sake Cups with Dragons

Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914), None · c. 1893–1914 · One from a set of six sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide rims

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Each of these sake cups pictures two backward-looking dragons. The highly stylized creatures resemble jade carvings.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineCup from Sake Cups with Dragons, c. 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). One from a set of six sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue and iron oxide rims; overall: 5 x 4.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.239.6

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