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Collection Online as of December 6, 2023

Covered Incense Burner

香炉

late 1800s

Part of a set. See all set records

Japan, Meiji period

(1868-1912)

Porcelain with gilt bronze cover

Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)

Gift of Hiroshi Hirota 1972.88

Location

not on view

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
?–1972
Mr. Hiroshi Hirota of Kochukyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1972–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

Japan's Floating World (Japanese art rotation) 235. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 8-October 9, 2022).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1972.88