Cover for Incense Burner
Unknown Artist
late 1800s
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
h. 12.4 cm · diameter of mouth 14.6 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
Accession Number
1972.88.b
About this artwork
This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent ceramicists of the Meiji period explored classical Chinese forms and glazes, even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.