Incense box in the shape of a chestnut

anoniem, c. 1700 - c. 1799

Incense box shaped as a chestnut. Japan, Kyôto. By Ogata Kenzan (1663 - 1743). 18th century. Stoneware. Westendorp bequest.

Artwork typekogo, incense box
Object numberAK-MAK-708
Dimensionsdiameter 5.8 cm, height 1.5 cm, height 2.1 cm x diameter 5.8 cm, height 3.2 cm
Physical characteristicssteengoed met een bruin en crèmekleurig glazuur

Incense box in the shape of a chestnut

Identification

Title(s)
Incense box in the shape of a chestnut
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-708
Description
Wierookdoos van steengoed, bedekt met een bruin en crèmekleurig glazuur. Op de binnenzijde gesigneerd met 'kenzan'. Oud label op de binnenzijde met 'Tomkinson Collection/ 229'. Kyoyaki.
Inscriptions / marks
mark: ‘Kenzan’
Catalogue reference
Cat. Collectie Tomkinson, p. 94, nr. 229.

Creation

Creation
- pottenbakker: anoniem, Japan
- pottenbakker: anoniem, Kyoto
Dating
c. 1700 - c. 1799
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Material and technique

Physical description
steengoed met een bruin en crèmekleurig glazuur
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- diameter 5.8 cm
- height 1.5 cm
- height 2.1 cm x diameter 5.8 cm
- height 3.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

Cat. Collectie Tomkinson, p. 94, nr. 229.

Persistent URL

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