永樂得全作　金襴手龍吉祥文八角鉢 二口|Octagonal Bowl with Dragons and Auspicious Motifs

Eiraku Tokuzen

second half of the 19th century · Porcelain painted with red and gold over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type) · Asian Art

The so-called gold-brocade style refers to a type of porcelain with detailed gold patterning made in China for the Japanese market during the sixteenth century. The technique was revived in Kyoto in the nineteenth century as part of the growing interest in Chinese culture. Tokuzen was the thirteenth-generation head of the local Eiraku family of potters, whose lineage can be traced back to the sixteenth century.

Artist

Eiraku Tokuzen

Date

second half of the 19th century

Medium

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

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923