Caption
Incense burner with lid, Kutani maker/manufacturer, figurative scenes, Japanese art, Japanese culture, three-legged vessel, colored porcelain, Meiji 1868–1912, deer motif, 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; vessel incense burner; height 12 cm, diameter 9 cm, A small ornate ceramic vessel with a domed, slotted lid topped by a sculpted animal figure sits on a reflective surface against a plain gray background; the piece is brightly painted with colors including red, blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, white, and black, featuring a band of vertical red and white stripes on the lid, a decorative rim with red and blue accents, figural and cloudlike painted scenes around the body in pastel and saturated hues, a prominent circular applied ring motif in red and blue on the front, and three short legs painted blue with red and yellow highlights, while the sculpted animal on top shows a mix of red, yellow, black, and white patterns.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A28_244
License type
Rights managed
Available size
103.0Mb (2.0Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)