Censer (kōrō) with stylized whirls of water and plants, with metal lid

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.331.1.1-2
Type: ceramics
Date of production:
Late 19th century
Meiji era
Place of production:
Signed: Rakushō / 楽章, with Shimazu crest and undeciphered seals
Materials/Techniques: censer (kōrō) with stylized whirls of water and plants, with metal lid
Dimensions: height: 8 cm; diameter (mouth): 4.5 cm; diameter (base): 9.2 cm
Published in: Catalogue of Japanese Art in the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts. Japanese Art Abroad Research Project. Nichibunken Japanese Studies Series 6. Kyoto, The International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 1995, 162.