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Incense Burner

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

Incense burner with lid, in the form of an elephant, stoneware with thin greyish glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Incense Burner
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Incense burner, in the form of an elephant, stoneware with thin greyish glaze; Japan, Shidoro ware, Edo period, ca. 1750-1850
Physical description
Incense burner with lid, in the form of an elephant, stoneware with thin greyish glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Length: 25.4cm
Style
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.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number: 51
Collection
Accession number
210&A-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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