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Incense Burner and Lid

ca. 1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Incense burner with lid, in the form of a shishi (lion), earthenware covered in gilt

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Incense Burner
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, gilt
Brief description
Incense burner and lid, in the form of a shishi (lion), earthenware covered in gilt; made by Dohachi workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1800-50
Physical description
Incense burner with lid, in the form of a shishi (lion), earthenware covered in gilt
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Length: 24.8cm
Style
Gallery label
(As at 2005)
INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A SHISHI
Earthenware covered in gilt
Kyoto, Dohachi workshop
JAPANESE; c.1800-1850
275-1877
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.
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 117
Collection
Accession number
275&LID-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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