Incense box in the shape of a chestnut

anonymous, 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
  • Dimensionsheight 3.2 cm, height 1.5 cm, diameter 5.8 cm, height 2.1 cm x diameter 5.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een bruin en crèmekleurig glazuur

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’

Creation

  • Creation

    • potter: anonymous, Japan
    • potter: anonymous, Kyoto

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1799

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een bruin en crèmekleurig glazuur

  • Dimensions

    • height 3.2 cm
    • height 1.5 cm
    • diameter 5.8 cm
    • height 2.1 cm x diameter 5.8 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.

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  • Incense box in the shape of a chestnut
  • Incense box in the shape of a chestnut
  • Incense box in the shape of a chestnut
  • Incense box in the shape of a chestnut