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The theme of this <em>sencha </em>tea set is the Chinese scholar-recluse in an idyllic landscape. Each of the five teacups has a landscape with an architectural structure and some human activity.<br><br>This tea set has a side-handled pot called a <em>kyūsu</em>, used for steeping, straining, and serving tea. Unlike some others, this set also has a <em>yuzamashi</em>, a container used to cool boiled water to just the right temperature for the best flavor when steeping. Seifū Yohei III’s painting teacher, Tanomura Chokunyū (1814–1907), made a visual record of famous sencha events that shows how these kinds of porcelains fit with objects such as a stove and kettle to form a complete set of utensils for tea preparation, and with ensembles of decorative objects meant to inspire creativity
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519475
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Teacup from Tea Set with Chinese Landscape
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519475
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Teacup from Tea Set with Chinese Landscape
description
The theme of this <em>sencha </em>tea set is the Chinese scholar-recluse in an idyllic landscape. Each of the five teacups has a landscape with an architectural structure and some human activity.<br><br>This tea set has a side-handled pot called a <em>kyūsu</em>, used for steeping, straining, and serving tea. Unlike some others, this set also has a <em>yuzamashi</em>, a container used to cool boiled water to just the right temperature for the best flavor when steeping. Seifū Yohei III’s painting teacher, Tanomura Chokunyū (1814–1907), made a visual record of famous sencha events that shows how these kinds of porcelains fit with objects such as a stove and kettle to form a complete set of utensils for tea preparation, and with ensembles of decorative objects meant to inspire creativity
date
1893–1914
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117706859
creators
299428
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
5 x 8.2 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
2022.171.6
Source extras
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Porcelain with underglaze blue
tombstone
Teacup from Tea Set with Chinese Landscape, 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue; 5 x 8.2 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.171.6
collection
Japanese Art
didYouKnow
This cup shows a man rowing a little skiff, which disturbs the otherwise still water. Behind him in the distance is an open-air pavilion. He is making his way toward a pair of figures playing a board game, much like the scene on the teapot. Down the hill from them is a residence; beyond this, a flock of geese approaches through the sky.
citations
citation
Vilbar, Sinead. "Colors of Kyoto: Modern ceramics of Japan.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>63, no. 2 (2023): 14–17.
page_number
Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 14
citation
Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. <em>Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 27, pp. 100–101
citation
Goodall, Hollis. "Seifū Yohei III: Master of Finesse." <em>Impressions: The Journal of the Japanese Art Society of America</em> 45, part 2 (2024): 178-193.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 186; Reproduced: p. 187, fig. 5
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Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
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2026-05-29 09:06:05.467000
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519475
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with underglaze blue
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male
Asian (from 1900 to present)
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