Incense Burner in the Form of a Dog

ca. 1750-1800 (Edo period)

9.8 cm 13 cm 13.3 cm

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Hirado ware is known mainly for its underglaze cobalt blue on white porcelain. This incense burner also showcases a technique of making raised reliefs called ukiage—the raised chrysanthemum blossoms on the dog’s backside and hind legs utilize this technique.

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William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Japanese
माध्यम
porcelain, underglaze blue

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