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Seifū Yohei II and his successor, Seifū Yohei III, trained in ink painting. Their brush skills are seen in their underglaze cobalt blue designs. One of Yohei II’s sake cups has depictions of orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, representing spring, summer, and fall, while the other has pine and plum, representing winter. Just under the rim, he has also brushed the phrase “Pine, plum, and fungus immortals” (松梅芝仙).
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447103
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Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora
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447103
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Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora
description
Seifū Yohei II and his successor, Seifū Yohei III, trained in ink painting. Their brush skills are seen in their underglaze cobalt blue designs. One of Yohei II’s sake cups has depictions of orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, representing spring, summer, and fall, while the other has pine and plum, representing winter. Just under the rim, he has also brushed the phrase “Pine, plum, and fungus immortals” (松梅芝仙).
date
1861–78
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q117351418
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446686
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Ceramic
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1
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height (each): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); diameter (each): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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Japan
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2022.145
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Pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue
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Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora (蘭竹菊・松梅図盃), 1861–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue; height (each): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); diameter (each): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.145
titleInOriginalLanguage
蘭竹菊・松梅図盃
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Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
松梅芝仙
inscription_translation
pine, plum, and immortal plant （"shōbaishisen")
inscription_remark
Four characters just under the rim on 2022.145.2
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didYouKnow
These modest cups are important for the connoisseurship of the art of Yohei II because their original box is intact with a signature and seal on the interior of the lid.
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citation
Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. <em>Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 4, pp. 68–69 and fig. 36, p. 59
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-06-18 11:45:48.043000
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447103
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue
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