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Teacup from Tea Set with Orchids
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Seifū Yohei III 三代清風与平
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
(1868-1912)
Porcelain with underglaze blue
Overall: 5 x 7.7 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.170.5
Location
010 Focus Gallery
Description
This tea set with orchids has a side-handled pot called a kyūsu, used for steeping, straining, and serving tea. 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.