Original Box
Meiji - Showa
D12cm H6cm
The sides are decorated with a lion pattern in gold lacquer.
The interior is decorated with a floral pattern in underglaze.
Eiju Yaguchi is the name of a long line of potters in Ishikawa Prefecture. He mainly produced tableware and tea utensils in underglaze porcelain. In addition to pottery, he was also skilled in calligraphy and cooking, and was close friends with Rosanjin Kitaoji and others.
Eiju YAGUCHI I
1870 - 1952
He was born in Enuma-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture, as the son of an innkeeper.
A naturally gifted person, he was knowledgeable in calligraphy, painting, and antiques, and was also an excellent cook. In his youth, he left the family inn and moved to the Kansai region.
After returning home, he began making Raku ware called Kurotani-yaki. In 1904, he established a kiln to produce Kyoto-style ceramics, inviting Takiguchi Kazen I, a leading disciple of the Eiraku family in Kyoto. He adopted the name Eiju for himself. In 1906, he also invited Toyama Kanzan, a disciple of Kiyomizu Rokubei.
Subsequently, he gathered many potters from Nomi and Kanazawa and left behind a large number of masterpieces. His works often included tea ceramics in styles such as Shonzui, Kochi, Ninsei-utsushi, and Kenzan-utsushi, with many of them said to surpass the originals.
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