Original Box
Showa - Heisei
D13.5cm×14cm H5.5cm
This set of mukōzuke (small serving dishes) was crafted by Eiraku Sokuzen XVI, a master of the renowned Eiraku family, one of the esteemed Senke Jisshoku (the ten artisan families serving the tea ceremony schools).
The dishes are shaped like katakuchi (spouted vessels), offering not only practical use but also decorative beauty as design accents.
Fish motifs adorn the sides, while the interior features additional patterns, reflecting the influence of E-Korai ware in both the clay body and the painting style.
Each of the ten pieces varies slightly in color, ranging from softly yellowish hues to calm gray tones, presenting a rich variety of expressions.
You can also observe the wheel-throwing marks, and some of the dishes show traces of glaze flowing on the inside, adding to the visual charm and character of the set.
Zengoro EIRAKU (Sokuzen EIRAKU)
He was born in 1917 and died in 1998.
He is 16th generation of EIRAKE, nephew of 14th Tokuzen and a son of 15th Shouzen.
The Mitsui Family was his patron and he made many works for them.
He was a famous head master of Kyoto ceramic school.
1922: He became an adopted child of Myouzen.
1935: He assumed Master's name of 16th Zengoro as a successor.
1943: It is authorized by a scholar of industrial arts preservation qualification.
1983: He won a prize for the first Kyoto culture service.
1985: Persons of cultural merits commendation local than the Ministry of Education.
1986: Kyoto city persons of cultural merits commendation.
1990: He was presented with Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays.jpg,.
1992: He won a prize for Kyoto culture prize special service.
1995: He held a private exhibition in Paris.
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