A Charcoal burner, Tianqi/Chongzhen (1621-1644).

Dekor i wucaifärger av en lärd man och hans lärling i trädgårdslandskap. Diameter 10,8 cm. Höjd 8 cm.

Glasyrnagg.

Proveniens

Property of a private collector.
Purchased from Shangrila Antiques, Amsterdam, 2022.

Utställningar

Compare a wucai charcoal burner sold at Sothebys, lot 186. Chinese Art. 19 March 2024, New York.

Övrig information

Whilst this vessel may be considered to be a incense burner it is plausible that the object is connected with the use of tobacco, a fashionable pasttime in the 17th century Japan. Containers of this type, called iire in Japan, were used to place charcoal or hot ashes from whice a pipe could be lit.

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