Eiraku Kaizen - Eiraku Kaizen

...A Kyoto potter in the late Edo period. Adopted son of the 10th Nishimura Zengoro Ryozen (1769-1840), a doburo maker (a person who makes earthenware furnaces for heating kettles at tea ceremonies). Born into the Sawai Weaver family in Kamikyo, he took the name Zengoro 11 in 1817 (Bunka 14). His adoptive father, Ryozen, studied pottery under Raku Ryonyu in his youth, and in his later years produced Annan and Kouchi copies. Zengoro 11 also switched from making doburo to making ceramics, and in 1827 (Bunsei 10), he was invited by the Kishu Tokugawa family along with Omotesenke Kyuesai, Raku Dannyu, and Ryozen to make pottery at the Mihama Palace, where he was awarded the gold and silver seals of "Kawahama Branch" and "Eiraku."...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Yongle Huiquan" are listed below.

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…江戸後期の京焼陶工。土風炉（どふろ）師(茶席において釜をかける土器の炉をつくる人)10代西村善五郎了全(1769‐1840)の養子。上京の織屋沢井家に生まれ，1817年(文化14)に11代善五郎を襲名した。養父了全は若いとき楽了入に陶技を学び，晩年には安南写しや交趾（こうち）写しを製作した。11代善五郎も土風炉製作から陶磁製作に転じ，27年(文政10)表千家吸江斎，楽旦入，了全らと紀州徳川家に招かれて御浜御殿で製陶し，〈河浜支流〉〈永楽〉の金･銀印を下賜された。…

※「永楽回全」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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