Covered koro (incense burner) in the form of a cricket basket
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1690-1700
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Outside Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
DescriptionHizen two-tiered covered circular koro or incense burner, with a pierced lid enamelled with an iron-red net pattern. The body is decorated in iron-red, green, blue, yellow and black enamels and modelled as a cricket basket raised on three short scroll cabriole legs with a ribbon tied around the top with a bow terminating in tassels. The lower section is enamelled with a branch of prunus blossoms.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG08.6.10a-b
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemonCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.702.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.595.1a-b-2a-b
Artist / Maker: François-Claude Philippine
1787
Object number: G83.1.1084.1-2
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1907
Object number: G96.3.31.1-2
