Title: Incense Burner (kōro) with Design of Grasses, Cherry Blossoms and Butterflies
Object type: Incense burner
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan
Artist:  Hon'ami Kōetsu 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1558–1637
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Clay; yellow glaze; decoration of flowers, grasses and butterflies; perforated iron cover (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. sq. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY