Incense Burner
ca. 1700-1725 (made)
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Incense burner for perfuming clothes. Porcelain, the body ornamented with flowers in red and gold, the lid honeycombed and similarly decorated.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, pierced, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Incense burner for perfuming clothes, porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, ca. 1700-1725 |
| Physical description | Incense burner for perfuming clothes. Porcelain, the body ornamented with flowers in red and gold, the lid honeycombed and similarly decorated. |
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| Gallery label | INCENSE BURNER FOR PERFUMING CLOTHES Porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze red and gilt
Arita ware
JAPANESE; c.1700-1725
346-1877(As at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 188 |
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| Accession number | 346&LID-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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