永樂保全作 金襴手鳳凰吉祥文銚子|Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns

Eiraku Hozen

first half of the19th century · Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type) · Asian Art

In 1827, the daimyo of Kii (present-day Wakayama Prefecture) presented a gold seal, inscribed “Kahin Shiryū,” to Eiraku Hozen, the eleventh-generation Nishimura Zengorō potter who had built him a kiln. In gratitude, the daimyo also gave the ceramist a silver seal with the name “Eiraku.” From this date, ceramics made by the family workshop bore these marks.

Artist

Eiraku Hozen

Date

first half of the19th century

Medium

Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893