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Incense Burner and Lid

1905-1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Miyagawa Kozan (maker)
Place of origin
Yokohama (made)

Incense burner (and lid), porcelain with a celadon glaze, in the form of a lion standing with movable head forming the lid. Round the body of the animal is a row of five-petalled flowers in slight relief and round the neck are panels in the form of lotus-petals.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Incense burner and lid
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Incense Burner
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with celadon glaze
Celadon
Porcelain
Glazed
Brief description
Incense burner (and lid), porcelain with a celadon glaze, in the form of a lion. Made by Miyagawa Kozan (1842-1916), Yokohama, Japanese, Meiji period, 1905-1910.
Physical description
Incense burner (and lid), porcelain with a celadon glaze, in the form of a lion standing with movable head forming the lid. Round the body of the animal is a row of five-petalled flowers in slight relief and round the neck are panels in the form of lotus-petals.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
  • Width: 14.9cm
Style
Meiji
Marks and inscriptions
'Makuzu' in seal characters impressed on underside
Gallery label
  • Incense burner in the form of a mythical lion-dog (shishi) 1905–10 Marked ‘Makuzu’ for the Miyagawa Kōzan workshop Yokohama Porcelain with celadon glaze Dingwall Gift through the Art Fund Museum no. C.215-1910 (04/11/2015)
  • Incense Burner in the form of a Lion Porcelain with celadon glaze Mark Makuzu impressed on underside Yokohama, by Miyagawa Kozan (1842-1916) About 1900-1910 C.215-1910 Dingwall Gift(1986)
Credit line
Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Purchased by the donor at the Japan-British Exhibition of 191 for £3.;;
Subject depicted
Lions (Animals)
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.215&A-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O485266/incense-burner-and-miyagawa-kozan/
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