Cleveland Museum of Art

Teacups with Dragons

Seifū Yohei I

Date

1840s–57

Medium

Set of five tea cups; porcelain with underglaze blue

Culture

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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). A small figure of an elephant serves as the handle for the lid.

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