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Incense Burner with Flowers and Dots

Incense Burner with Flowers and Dots

1893–1914
(Japanese, 1851–1914)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Porcelain with creamy white translucent glaze and molded and incised design
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger 2022.180.a
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This cylindrical incense burner has molded decorations on its creamy body.

Description

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 that involved the combination of a distinctive translucent, creamy glaze over an ivory-colored clay body.

The silver lid is meant to look like a single flower. The vessel has tapering legs with a combined curvilinear and geometric design; the bands encircling the middle have simple, incised flower motifs alternating with single dots.
  • ?–2022
    James and Christine Heusinger, Berea, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Maezaki, Shinya and Sinéad Vilbar. Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 36, pp. 108–109
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