Collection Online as of June 2, 2023

Incense Burner with Floral Scroll

early to mid-1800s

Part of a set. See all set records

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima style)

Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); with cover: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); without cover: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.270

Location

not on view

Provenance

?-1961

(Joseph U. Seo, New York, NY, ?-1961, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)

1961-64

Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, 1961-64, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1964-present

Citations

Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 152, no. 156

Exhibition history

Cleveland Museum of Art (6/30–9/5/1982): “The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art”

Cleveland Museum of Art (7/5–9/2/1990): “The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection”

The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).