Hexagonal Censer with Kirin, Phoenixes, and Dragons; Chinese Lion Knop

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Hexagonal Censer with Kirin, Phoenixes, and Dragons; Chinese Lion Knop

Alternate Title: 平戸三河内焼白磁銹釉龍鳳凰獅子文獅子彫八角香炉

Japan, 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with iron and glazes
10 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (26.5 x 19.5 x 17 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.59.1-.2)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert; Hollis Goodall.  Hirado Porcelain of Japan: From the Kurtzman Family Collection.
    Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.