Caption

Incense burner with lid, Kutani, figurative scenes, Japanese art, Japanese culture, three-legged vessel, colored porcelain, Meiji 1868–1912, deer, porcelain pottery, grayish white glaze with a bluish tint, overglaze decoration in green, purple, red, blue, yellow with black outlines, 19th/20th century Meiji period, Japan, Kaga province, vessel, incense burner, height 12 cm, diameter 9 cm, A small decorative vessel sits on a reflective surface against a plain gray background, with a domed lid featuring open slats and a small sculpted animal figure perched on top. The vessel has a rounded body on short ornate legs and ring handles on its sides. Its surface is richly painted with intricate scenes and decorative motifs in colors including red, blue, yellow, green, pink, and white, with accents of darker tones. The sculpted animal on the lid is painted predominantly red with yellow and green patterning and darker hair details, and the legs show blue and red coloring with touches of yellow. The reflection of the vessel and its colors appears faintly on the surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_243

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner lid Kutani figurative scenes Japanese art Japanese culture three-legged vessel colored porcelain Meiji 1868–1912 deer porcelain pottery grayish white glaze bluish tint overglaze decoration green purple red blue yellow black outlines 19th 20th century Meiji period Japan Kaga province vessel incense burner height 12 cm diameter 9 cm small decorative vessel sits reflective surface plain gray background domed featuring open slats small sculpted animal figure perched top rounded body short ornate legs ring handles sides surface richly painted intricate scenes decorative motifs colors pink white accents darker tones sculpted animal painted predominantly red green patterning darker hair details legs red coloring touches reflection faintly .