永樂保全筆 「陶造」|Making Ceramics
first half of the19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 47 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (120.7 x 42.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 1/4 x 21 7/8 in. (170.8 x 55.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 67 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. (170.8 x 60.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.77.7
Tags
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...