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Incense Burner with Paulownia (kiri) and Scrolling Grass (karakusa) Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Incense Burner with Paulownia and Scrolling Grass Design by Namikawa Yasuhisa. Cylindrical incense burner with rounded lid. The body of the incense burner is decorated with a pattern of scrolling grass and paulownia flowers. The scrolling grass design is turquoise and gold. The paulownia flowers are gold, white, and brown. The base of the incense burner has three short feet. The rounded lid is silver with an etched design. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
1780
Medium
White porcelain decorated with colored enamels and gold (Kiyomizu ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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