Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns

Eiraku Hozen Japanese

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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.

Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns, Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795–1854), Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type), Japan

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Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns, Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795–1854), Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type), Japan
Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns, Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795–1854), Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type), Japan
Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns, Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795–1854), Porcelain painted with red and gold (kinrande) over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type), Japan

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