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incense-burner
;
lid
Object Type
incense-burner
lid
Museum number
Franks.981
Description
Incense-burner and openwork lid. Design of Chinese children playing. Made of porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Hirado ware.
Cultures/periods
Edo Period
Production date
18thC
Production place
Made in:
Mikawachi
Materials
porcelain
Ware
Hirado ware
Technique
glazed
painted
Dimensions
Diameter:
7.62 centimetres
Curator's comments
Reproduced in David Hyatt King, "Hirado Porcelain: Its Dating," Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society (1980-81), fig. 7D.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
child
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Department
Asia
Registration number
Franks.981