Late Edo period-1845
male
koto porcelain
As with his predecessor, the exact birth date for the 2nd generation Yosobei are unknown, but he was the son of the 1st generation Yosobei and inherited the family business. While his work was not held in such esteem as that of his father, he inherited a general artistic touch, with a reputation for images of pine trees as well as colored porcelain featuring flower petals blurred with blue-white or green glaze. Due to his skills with blue-white porcelain, he was invited to the Hikone Koto-ware kiln and Himeji-han domain kiln and was engageed in ceramics production in various locations. His son was to inherit the family name and become 3rd generation Yosobei, but he died young, so the family business essentially came to an end after the 2nd generation.
