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Censer in Form of a Rooster Perched on a Rooftop

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photo of a censer in the form of a house with a rooster on the roof. The censer is square-shaped with a ridged roof. The roof is made to look like thatch with frayed edges. The censer has four visible legs and the body consists of three rows of horizontal slits on each side. A rooster is perched on top of the roof, facing left. The rooster has a large comb and wattle. The photo is on a light gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
1700
Medium:
Stoneware covered with a thin glaze showing lustre (Bizen ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 616 px
Museum record:
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