永樂保全作 金襴手貝形香合|Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Clamshell, with Cranes and Tortoise Motifs
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under (interior) and red and gold over (exterior) a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)
Dimensions
H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Accession Number
23.225.252a, b
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About the Artist
Eiraku Hozen · 1795–1854
Eiraku Hozen (1795–1854) was a celebrated Japanese ceramic artist and the sixteenth-generation head of the Nishimura family, a Kyoto dynasty of potters whose work was closely associated with the tastes of the imperial court and the refined aesthetic culture of the ancient capital. Operating under the artistic name Eiraku — a name that would become synonymous with a particular style of elegant, tec...