Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style

Attributed to Okuda Eisen Japanese

second half of the 18th century

Not on view

This rare work, attributed to Okuda Eisen, one of the most well-known potters of the late Edo period, is an example of revived interest in Chinese culture in eighteenth-century Kyoto. Its shape is based on ancient Chinese bronze spouted wine vessels (gong), and its decoration of dragons and other mythical animals is reminiscent of Chinese Cochin or Jiaozhi (Kōchi) ware. The only other known example of this type of refined censer is preserved at the Ninnaji Temple in Kyoto.

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伝奥田頴川作　交趾釉兕觥形香炉
Title: Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style
Artist: Attributed to Okuda Eisen (Japanese, 1753–1811)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half of the 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); L. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Object Number: 23.225.240a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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