Incense Burner and Lid
ca. 1900-1910 (made)
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Incense burner and lid of glazed cream-coloured earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. Body of depressed bulbous form decorated with a frieze of conventional lotus and chrysanthemum flowers and foliage and with two borders of chrysanthemum petals. The body is supported of three short legs. Short wide neck with flat rim, two grooved ear-like handles rising high above the rim; domed lid pierced with radiating petal-shaped opening, knob in the form of a chrysanthemum bud. The decoration is in gold, red, green and black.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Incense burner and lid, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Satsuma kilns, Meiji period, ca. 1900-1910 |
| Physical description | Incense burner and lid of glazed cream-coloured earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. Body of depressed bulbous form decorated with a frieze of conventional lotus and chrysanthemum flowers and foliage and with two borders of chrysanthemum petals. The body is supported of three short legs. Short wide neck with flat rim, two grooved ear-like handles rising high above the rim; domed lid pierced with radiating petal-shaped opening, knob in the form of a chrysanthemum bud. The decoration is in gold, red, green and black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dai Nihon Satsuma Gyokumeizan Nagakatsu tsukuru' (Mark in gold on base) |
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| 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. This incense burner was shown at the Japan-British Exhibition at White City, London, in 191. Purchased by the donor for £9 11s. 8d.;; |
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| Accession number | C.253&A-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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