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Eiraku Hozen
Sake Cup
Artist
Eiraku Hozen
1795-1854, active in Kyoto
Title
Sake Cup
Date
1830s-1854
Materials
Stoneware, painted decoration in polychrome enamel
Dimensions
2.9 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Credits
Adaline Van Horne Bequest, inv. 1944.Dp.10s
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
Decorated with a rising sun, a flying crane and waves, this sake cup was meant to be used during the New Year’s Day celebration, the most important annual festivity in Japan.
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