Cover for Incense Burner

late 1800s

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent ceramicists of the Meiji period explored classical Chinese forms and glazes, even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.

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Title: Cover for Incense Burner
Date Created: late 1800s
Physical Dimensions: Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Provenance: Mr. Hiroshi Hirota of Kochukyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Ceramic
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.88.b
Medium: Gilt bronze
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Credit Line: Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1972.88.b

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