Incense Burner with Cover in the Shape of a Lion on a Threaded Bobbin
Unknown Artist
first half of the 19th century
Medium
Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Kairakuen ware)
Dimensions
H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number
1975.268.602a, b
Tags
Lions