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Incense burner and lid
Nonomura, Ninsei - Enlarge image
Incense burner and lid
- Place of origin:
Kyoto, Japan (made)
- Date:
1660-1690 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Nonomura, Ninsei (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Stoneware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
- Museum number:
262:1, 2-1877
- Gallery location:
Japan, room 45, case 15
Physical description
Incense burner and lid, stoneware with crackled glaze, with serrated wings and painted and gilt decoration. The lid is pierced, and the inside of the body gilt.
Place of Origin
Kyoto, Japan (made)
Date
1660-1690 (made)
Artist/maker
Nonomura, Ninsei (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Stoneware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Dimensions
Diameter: 11.1 cm
Descriptive line
Incense burner and lid, stoneware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; made by Nonomura Ninsei at Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, 1660-1690
Labels and date
Incense Burner
Stoneware with crackled cream glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt
Mark Ninsei impressed on base
Kyoto, possibly by Nonomura Ninsei (active about 1640-1690) [1986]
Materials
Stoneware
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Gilt
Categories
Ceramics; Stoneware
Collection code
EAS
