Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower / Kôyama Kiyoko
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.218
- Title
- Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- 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
- 4.3 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm (1 11/16 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- incense burner
- Physical Description
- Incense container in the shape of a plum blossom. The container consists of two halves opening horizontally, with the top of the container being very textured with a pattern of ridges. The container is bi-colored, with a whitish gray and reddish orange coloring.
- Subject Matter
- This is an incense container in the design of a plum (ume) bloosom. 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- plants
- pottery (object genre)
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2010/1.218
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.218/2010_1_218_ab.jpg
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"Incense Container in the Shape of a Plum Flower; Kôyama Kiyoko." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.218/2010_1_218_ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024.
