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

Perfume Burner

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Perfume burner with lid, earthenware, with globular body, round foot, and five monster heads round the neck holding rings with their tongues. The body painted with a dragon appearing to two armed horsemen, and a demon pursued by another armed man on foot; the foot and neck of the vase are another armed man on foot; the foot and neck of the vase are ornamented with fret and floral pattern; the lid is surmounted by the flower and leaves of the chrysanthemum.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Perfume burner with lid, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, made in Satsuma, decorated in Yokohama, Edo/Meiji period, 19th century
Physical description
Perfume burner with lid, earthenware, with globular body, round foot, and five monster heads round the neck holding rings with their tongues. The body painted with a dragon appearing to two armed horsemen, and a demon pursued by another armed man on foot; the foot and neck of the vase are another armed man on foot; the foot and neck of the vase are ornamented with fret and floral pattern; the lid is surmounted by the flower and leaves of the chrysanthemum.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
30&LID-1876

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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