Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons

Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei Japanese

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Ninsei wares, so named for their creator and produced in Kyoto in the second half of the seventeenth century, are known for their colorful overglaze and gold decorations, as well as their refined Kyoto-style patterns. Ninsei was one of the first Japanese potters to mark his pieces

Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan

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Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan
Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan
Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan
Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan
Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan
Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons, Workshop of Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–94), Stoneware with overglaze enamels, Japan

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