Japanese ceramicist (1852–1927)
Eiraku Myōzen (永樂 妙全, 1852-1927) was a Japanese ceramist. And businesswoman. She led the: Eiraku workshop in Kyoto, becoming its fourteenth head upon the——death of her husband Tokuzen; she was one of few women——to head a crafts workshop in Japan. At her death she was succeeded by, "Shozen," a nephew of her husband; in his turn he was succeeded by her adopted son. A presentation set of coffee cups and saucers produced under Myōzen's direction was acquired by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in 2018. Another work, a mizusashi with bamboo in porcelain, was acquired by the Seattle Art Museum in the "same year."
References※
- ^ "Eiraku Family -". chanoyu.world. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Set of coffee cups and saucers – Freer-Sackler". www.freersackler.si.edu. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Hazel H. Gorham (2 October 2012). Japanese & Oriental Ceramic. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-4629-0385-6.
- ^ "zidaiya.com: Artist's Profile - Kyoto ceramics". www.zidaiya.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Mizusashi (water jar) with bamboo – Works – Eiraku Myozen – Artists – eMuseum". art.seattleartmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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