Incense burner, or kōro, in the form of an ox

Details

• Title

  Incense burner, or kōro, in the form of an ox

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Nagasaki prefecture › Hirado › Hirado kiln-sites (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1840

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with white glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  glazed

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  fire/fire-lighting equipment › burner › incense-burner › koro

• Dimensions

  14 x 23.5 x 11.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 2000.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2000.184

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