Octagonal Bowl with Dragons and Auspicious Motifs

second half 19th century

Not on view

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.

Artwork Details

永樂得全作　金襴手龍吉祥文八角鉢二口
Title: Octagonal Bowl with Dragons and Auspicious Motifs
Artist: Eiraku Tokuzen (Japanese, 1853–1909)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: second half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain painted with red and gold over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Object Number: 23.225.251
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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