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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Incense Burner

1750-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Incense burner and lid of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The lid has a silver lining. Moulded in the form of a peach, with branches bearing foliage and smaller peaches and a bat applied in relief. The outside is painted with the view of a temple and other buildings, the inside with a scene of two figures standing beside two pine-trees, and another small landscape. The silver lining has two openings pierced in the form of bats.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Incense Burner
  • Lid
  • Liner
Materials and techniques
Moulded porcelain with applied reliefs, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Incense burner with lid and silver liner, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, 1750-1850
Physical description
Incense burner and lid of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The lid has a silver lining. Moulded in the form of a peach, with branches bearing foliage and smaller peaches and a bat applied in relief. The outside is painted with the view of a temple and other buildings, the inside with a scene of two figures standing beside two pine-trees, and another small landscape. The silver lining has two openings pierced in the form of bats.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Styles
Gallery label
Box and cover in form of a peach with a bat With silver lining for use as an incense burner. JAPANESE (ARITA); mid 19th century C.238 to B-1910 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O., through the National Art-Collections Fund(as at 2005)
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.238 to B-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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