Incense Burner
Cleveland Museum of Art

Incense Burner

Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914) · 1893–97

Porcelain with molded design, crimson glaze, and floral openwork silver lid
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Seifū Yohei III’s incense burner with a variety of flowers on its lid has a glaze described as “crimson glaze” (<em>kōyū</em>); it is also dappled with dark spots of varied opacity and tiny pores throughout, which gives the container a rich, textured effect.

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