Incense Burner

Shunzan Japanese

19th century

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Title: Incense Burner
Artist: Shunzan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Clay with white slip under a finely crackled, transparent glaze, with a second glaze of blue enamel (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893
Object Number: 93.1.62
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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