Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower / Kôyama Kiyoko

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Accession Number
2010/1.220
Title
Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
born 1936
Object Creation Date
circa 2000
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Kinki (region)
Shiga (prefecture)
Shigaraki (city)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 3
Kinki (region)
Creation Place 4
Shiga (prefecture)
Creation Place 5
Shigaraki (city)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Dimensions
6.6 cm x 5.2 cm x 4.9 cm (2 5/8 in. x 2 1/16 in. x 1 15/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Ceramic
Primary Object Type
incense burner
Physical Description
Flower shaped incesnse container consisting of two halves, which open horizontally, and fit together very precisely. Decorated with ash glaze, which gives the pottery a deep red color, deeper on the top and slightly lighter on rest of the container, with black as an accent color primarily on two sides of the container in a line going from the top of the piece to the bottom. The top of the container is very dramatically textured is a symetrical series of ridges which create the petals and shape of the flower.
Subject Matter
This is an incense container. The artist, Koyama Kyoko, struggled as a female potter in a trade dominated by male artists. She received recognition when she discovered a way to revive the forgotten techinique of natural ash glazes, which are commonly used in her work.
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2592 x 3888
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249 KB
Record
2010/1.220
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"Incense Container in the Shape of a Flower; Kôyama Kiyoko." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.220/2010_1.220.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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