Covered Incense Burner
Unknown Artist
late 1800s
Medium
Porcelain with gilt bronze cover
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
About this artwork
This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent Meiji-period ceramicists explored classical Chinese forms and glazes even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.