Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns

Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns

Eiraku Hozen

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious PatternsSake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious PatternsSake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious PatternsSake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious PatternsSake Ewer (Chōshi) with Phoenixes and Auspicious Patterns

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.