Eiraku Myōzen

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;[1] she was one of few women to head a crafts workshop in Japan.[2] At her death she was succeeded by Shozen, a nephew of her husband;[3] in his turn he was succeeded by her adopted son.[4] A presentation set of coffee cups and saucers produced under Myōzen's direction was acquired by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in 2018.[2] Another work, a mizusashi with bamboo in porcelain, was acquired by the Seattle Art Museum in the same year.[5]

References
  1. "Eiraku Family -". chanoyu.world. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Set of coffee cups and saucers – Freer-Sackler". www.freersackler.si.edu. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. Hazel H. Gorham (2 October 2012). Japanese & Oriental Ceramic. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-4629-0385-6.
  4. "zidaiya.com: Artist's Profile - Kyoto ceramics". www.zidaiya.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "Mizusashi (water jar) with bamboo – Works – Eiraku Myozen – Artists – eMuseum". art.seattleartmuseum.org. Retrieved 1 October 2018.


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