Incense Burner
Medium
Porcelain with creamy white glaze and molded design and floral openwork silver lid
Dimensions
diam. 11 cm · height with lid: h. 11.4 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.179
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About this artwork
Yohei III made incense burners in a wide variety of designs and styles. The body and glaze of this one are taihakuji, or “great white porcelain,” an important early invention Yohei III devised in 1872. The burner has rounded, cabriole legs, resembling tiny table legs, attached to the exterior and the faintest decorative band around the bottom. Lids were produced outside the studio by metalwork specialists. For this incense burner, they created a floral-patterned silver lid.