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succeeded by his son, Jutarō, who continues the business on the same lines.
Kitei was a potter of Gojō-zaka, and his family name was Wake Heikichi. He commenced the manufacture of faience in the Kan-en era (1748–1750), adopting methods which did not differ appreciably from those of Dōhachi. His son, of the same name, was equally skilled. Kitei of the third generation, who commenced work during the Bunsei era (1818–1829), acquired considerable reputation as a maker of blue-and-white porcelain. Kitei of the fourth generation now carries on the industry.
Seifū Yohei was a potter of Gojō-zaka, whose art name was Baihin. The son of a bookseller, Yasuda Yahei, who lived in Kanazawa, he came to Kyōtō during the Bunsei era (1818–1829), and having studied keramics under the second Dōhachi, opened a factory on his own account in 1844. He manufactured both pottery and porcelain, taking his models for the latter chiefly from Chinese sources. He also acquired reputation for his Raku ware decorated with gold and enamels, and for his blue-and-white porcelain, made in imitation of antique Chinese pieces. In 1857 he was specially employed by the Abbot of the great temple Honganji, to manufacture porcelain vessels with red and gold decoration for use in the monastery, and his success greatly added to his fame. An intimate friend of Tsuruna Shōō and Ota Kaisen, he obtained designs from these artists, and often induced them to decorate his wares themselves. He was succeeded by his son, the second Seifū Yohei (art name Gokei) in 1861, who studied painting under Maida Chōdō. This keramist confined himself almost entirely to the manufacture of porcelain. He acquired
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