Title: Octagonal Bowl with Dragons and Auspicious Motifs
Object type: Bowl
Date: second half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Eiraku Tokuzen 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1853–1909
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Porcelain painted with red and gold over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons