Incense Burner
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) · late 1800s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent Meiji-period ceramicists explored classical Chinese forms and glazes even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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- Maker
- Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Date
- late 1800s
- Medium
- Porcelain
- Dimensions
- Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0