Incense Burner with Cover in the Shape of a Lion on a Threaded Bobbin

Unknown Artist

first half of the 19th century

Incense Burner with Cover in the Shape of a Lion on a Threaded Bobbin by Unknown Artist

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

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