Incense burner with tiger and bamboo design, blue and white

Incense burner with tiger and bamboo design, blue and white
Incense burner with tiger and bamboo design, blue and white
Incense burner with tiger and bamboo design, blue and white

Height 16.l cm, mouth diameter 21.0 cm.
 The mouth is decorated in the kuchiyose style with animal feet on the three sides of the bottom and ears on both sides.
The front shows a tiger on bamboo, the back shows thick bamboo and clouds, and the mouth rim is covered with arabesques.
The bamboo and tiger design is often depicted in Imari Sometsuke of the 17th century, and this incense burner was probably made during the Shin period.
The depiction is quite precise, but the brushwork shows the expression of the Kano style.
The inside and bottom of the censer are in guttation.
The white glaze on the exterior is a bit raw and the color of the underglaze blue is a bit dark.

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