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Sake Cup with Auspicious Plants

蘭竹菊・松梅図盃

1861–78

Seifū Yohei II 二代清風与平

(Japanese, 1844–1878)
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Culture
Japan
Medium
One of a pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue
Credit Line
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.145.2
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The plum and the pine are two of the "Three Friends of Winter," auspicious symbols of a cultured scholar's virtues: steadfastness, resilience, and flexibility.

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Seifū Yohei II excelled as a painter, as evidenced by his floral and landscape designs. His works were selected as the best among Kyoto ceramics shown to jurists from Europe and the US, thus paving the way for international recognition of the studio in the late 1800s.
A flared, white porcelain bowl tapers down to a small, unglazed foot. On the exterior, blue underglaze depicts a winding branch on the left and radiating pine needles on the right. A thin blue line circles the rim. The smooth glaze catches the light, creating a slight sheen. The unglazed base reveals a rough, tan texture.

Sake Cup with Auspicious Plants

1861–78

Seifū Yohei II

(Japanese, 1844–1878)
Japan

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