Birds. Acquisition 3 of 4.Eiraku Hozen worked in Kyoto under the patronage of the Nishi Hongan-ji temple and received the name "Eiraku" from the eleventh-generation head priest around 1827, a distinction that bound his ceramic practice to liturgical and aristocratic networks rather than commercial production. The work is rooted in Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), which frames how the image is read now. The crane on this mid-nineteenth-century teabowl belongs to a specific iconographic register: the tsuru as emblem of a thousand years, paired with the rising sun to mark auspicious occasion.As the third acquisition in the current ornithological series, the work follows MUGG-087's ibis and shifts the symbolic axis from Egyptian theurgy to Japanese longevity rites encoded in polychrome enamel and gold over Kyoto-ware stoneware. The source object remains at @metmuseum, not ordinarily available at a rim diameter of 12.7 centimetres. The curatorial team has preserved it in the standard MUGGMUSEET format.***This work entered the collection on 2026-07-07. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.SpecificationsCeramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
