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A MISHIMA-STYLE CHAWAN [TEABOWL]
SEALED EIRAKU (EIRAKU HOZEN, 1795- 1854), EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The circular bowl on ring foot with undulating rim, the geometric designs of impressed patterns filled with white slip finished off with crackled glaze, the foot unglazed, an impressed seal inside the ring foot, the tomobako [original wood box] inscribed, signed Hozen zo and sealed Kahinshiryu and Eiraku
12 cm. diam.

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Hozen was the eleventh-generation head of the Eiraku family of potters, one of ten families who produced tea wares for the Sen, or head of the Sen school tea masters descended from Rikyu. As an apprentice to Nishimura Ryozan, Hozen was employed as a maker of braziers. He was well versed in calligraphy, painting and poetry and enjoyed the patronage of noble families. His technical mastery encompassed the areas of underglaze cobalt, gold and coloured enamels, celadon and wares evoking the ceramics of Korea, China and Southeast Asia.

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