Caption

Incense burner with lid, Kutani, figurative scenes, karashishi iconography, deer; colored porcelain, Meiji 1868–1912, 19th/20th century; Kaga, Japan. Porcelain body, grayish, white glaze with a bluish tint. Decoration painted with overglaze paints in green, purple, red, blue, yellow with black outlines. Vessel incense burner, height 12 cm, diameter 9 cm., A small ornate ceramic vessel with a domed, slotted lid topped by a sculpted animal figurine, standing on three short curved legs; the vessel displays a complex painted surface with a group of human and animal figures and decorative motifs in a palette that includes red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange, white, and black, and the lid features red and white ribbed openings beneath the animal, which is painted with yellow spots on a red body and dark purple mane; the legs are painted blue and red with yellow accents and the overall object rests on a reflective gray surface with a plain gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_245

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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 karashishi iconography deer colored porcelain Meiji 1868–1912 19th 20th century Kaga Japan Porcelain body grayish white glaze bluish tint Decoration painted overglaze paints green purple red blue yellow black outlines Vessel incense burner height 12 cm diameter 9 cm small ornate ceramic vessel domed slotted topped sculpted animal figurine standing three short curved legs vessel displays complex painted surface group human animal figures decorative motifs palette includes red orange white black lid features red ribbed openings beneath animal yellow spots red body dark purple mane painted blue yellow accents object rests reflective gray surface plain gray background.