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

Attributed to Okuda Eisen Japanese

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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.

Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style, Attributed to Okuda Eisen (Japanese, 1753–1811), Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan

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Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style, Attributed to Okuda Eisen (Japanese, 1753–1811), Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style, Attributed to Okuda Eisen (Japanese, 1753–1811), Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Rhinoceros-Shaped Incense Burner in the Cochin (Kōchi) Style, Attributed to Okuda Eisen (Japanese, 1753–1811), Stoneware with polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan

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