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Source Description
This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent ceramicists of the Meiji period explored classical Chinese forms and glazes, even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.
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Document identity
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147069
label
Cover for Incense Burner
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object
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1
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147069
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object
title
Cover for Incense Burner
description
This incense burner emulates Chinese porcelain in its glaze and form. A number of prominent ceramicists of the Meiji period explored classical Chinese forms and glazes, even as they also produced stoneware with Japanese-style glazes.
date
late 1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79926133
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
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.b
Source extras
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Gilt bronze
tombstone
Cover for Incense Burner, late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Gilt bronze; 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.b
collection
Japanese Art
creditline
Gift of Hiroshi Hirota
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2026-05-29 07:32:47.131000
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147069
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Gilt bronze
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1
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0
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photo
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