Height 10.8 cm, outer diameter 14.0 cm, bottom diameter 6.6 cm, tripod
There are very few three-dimensional works in Iroe Nabeshima, such as bottles, incense burners, and jars, but this incense burner and an Iroe Nabeshima kettle with chazuke design in overglaze enamels are the most highly prized after bottles.
This so-called chidori-shaped incense burner has cloud-shaped legs on three sides of the bottom. The well-shaped shape is a faithful imitation of that of Kinuta celadon. The rounded base of the exposed body shows a fine porcelain quality. Two lines of underglaze blue are arranged around the mouth rim and one line around the waist, and a five-petaled wild rose-like vine is depicted on the two sides of the body. The thin, precise, and graceful underglaze blue underglaze blue bones give this color painting a high level of refinement. The overglaze painting in red, yellow, and light green is beautifully and evenly done. This pottery was probably made around the Genroku period (1688-1704), when the Okawachi kiln was at its peak. The molding and the brushwork of the underglaze blue painting show the strength of the artist.
