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This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent Meiji-period ceramicists explored classical Chinese forms and glazes even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.
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147067
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Covered Incense Burner
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147067
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object
title
Covered Incense Burner
description
This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent Meiji-period ceramicists explored classical Chinese forms and glazes even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.
date
late 1800s
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en
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Q79926128
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Ceramic
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Diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
1972.88
Source extras
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Porcelain with gilt bronze cover
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Covered Incense Burner (香炉), late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Porcelain with gilt bronze cover; diameter of mouth: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hiroshi Hirota, 1972.88
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香炉
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Japanese Art
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Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
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2026-05-29 07:32:51.314000
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147067
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Porcelain with gilt bronze cover
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