Cleveland Museum of Art
Incense Burner
- Date
- late 1300s
- Medium
- black lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e; metal rims; bronze lid
- Culture
- Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This container's repeated, undulating, rounded sides evoke waves over which the articulated plovers sweep. The bronze cover (probably a later addition) mimics the design of a fishing weir. Overall, the container brings to mind the seashore. The earthy quality of the lacquered surface demonstrates the interaction between a man-made pattern (the plovers) and the somewhat unexpected surface of a natural material such as wood.
The authoritative record is held by Cleveland Museum of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Cleveland Museum of Art and other institutions.
Incense Burner with Lid
Cleveland Museum of Art
Incense Burner (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Incense burner with moulded figures and a wooden cover
Rijksmuseum
Incense Burner with Chrysanthemum and Knobbed Scrolls
Art Institute of Chicago
Covered Tripod Incense Burner (Censer) with Foliate Scrolls and Leafy Tendrils
Art Institute of Chicago
Incense burner with playing boys in a fenced garden and a metal cover
Rijksmuseum
Incense burner with a metal cover
Rijksmuseum
Incense boxes and burners
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Incense Burner in the Form of a Duck
Art Institute of Chicago
Insence burner with lobed sides, moulded rings and a metal cover
Rijksmuseum
Incense Burner
Art Institute of Chicago
Incense burner with leaves and diaper pattern
Rijksmuseum