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Incense Burner with Openwork Panels

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Incense Burner with Openwork Panels by Seiemiya. A spherical incense burner with an openwork lid. The body is decorated with a lattice pattern within a rounded rectangular panel featuring two raised flowers. The lattice design is surrounded by a border of raised flowers. A floral pattern encircles the lid and the remainder of the body. The incense burner sits on a small circular base. Text appears on the base. The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1820
Medium:
Clay covered with a finely crackled glaze and colored enamels and gold (Satsuma ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
575 × 625 px
Museum record:
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