Description
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.
Provenance
Mr. Hiroshi Hirota of Kochukyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1972); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1972–)
Accession Number
1972.88
Medium
Porcelain with gilt bronze cover
Dimensions
Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
