Title: Incense Burner (Kōro) in the Shape of a Courtier’s Hat with Scrolling Peonies
Object type: Incense burner
Date: ca. 1690–1750
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with celadon glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Dimensions: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. (incl. two rods) 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm);  W. of cap without rods 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. (incl. back piece) 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY