Incense burner

Description

Incense burner of cream stoneware, with a finely crackled glaze and painted in overglaze enamels with a mountain scene in nishikide, and a dome-shaped cover of openwork silver forming chrysanthemums: Japan, Satsuma, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1956.1345

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Incense burner

Production information

Satsuma province, Japan, East Asia

Date

Late 19th century

Materials

Stoneware, Silver

Physical description

Hard cream earthenware or stoneware, glaze, enamel colours

Associations

Previous owner: Alexander, William Cleverly, 1840 - 1916

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia