Title: Incense Burner with Cover in the Shape of a Lion on a Threaded Bobbin
Object type: Incense burner
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Kairakuen ware)
Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions