Covered koro (incense burner) in the form of a cricket basket
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Dateca.1690-1700
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Outside Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
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 PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1760
Object number: G83.1.702.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.595.1a-b-2a-b
