Incense Burner
(Japan and Korea )
This is an example of Satsuma ware. Minutely crackled white glaze; vine motif on rim in overglaze red and gilt; pierced lattice-work side panels; detachable cup, bamboo form handle; three feet.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2018-2019 | Meiji Restoration for Satsuma Ware. Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture REIMEIKAN, Kagoshima City. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 7 5/8 × Diam: 4 1/8 in. (19.3 × 10.41 cm); Lid H: 7/8 × Diam: 2 11/16 in. (2.3 × 6.9 cm); Cup H: 2 3/4 × Diam: 2 1/2 in. (7 × 6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1772