This tea set with idyllic lakeside Chinese landscapes has a side-handled pot called a ky?su, used for steeping, straining, and serving tea. Unlike some others, this set also has a yuzamashi, a container used to cool boiled water to just the right temperature for the best flavor when steeping. Seif? Yohei III’s painting teacher, Tanomura Chokuny? (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 ins
This tea set with idyllic lakeside Chinese landscapes has a side-handled pot called a ky?su, used for steeping, straining, and serving tea. Unlike some others, this set also has a yuzamashi, a container used to cool boiled water to just the right temperature for the best flavor when steeping. Seif? Yohei III’s painting teacher, Tanomura Chokuny? (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 Teacup from Tea Set with Chinese Landscape, c. 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue; 5 x cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.).
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