Ninsei: incense burner with clematis scroll design, enamelled ware

Ninsei: incense burner with clematis scroll design, enamelled ware
Ninsei: incense burner with clematis scroll design, enamelled ware
Ninsei: incense burner with clematis scroll design, enamelled ware

Height 6.8 cm, mouth diameter 7.0 cm, bottom diameter 3.4 cm, tripod
 This is a small-sized incense burner used for incense burning, and is made in the shape of a kuchiyose. The mouth is flat, the body is slightly bulging, and there are legs on three sides of the bottom. The flat top is decorated with scale waves, and the upper part of the body is decorated with an iron wire lotus arabesque pattern with five flowers. The interior is almost entirely in exposed clay, and the exterior is covered with a cloudy white glaze. The round, flat bottom is stamped with a small seal of Insei, which is known as the Sohe seal.

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