Vtg. Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner, Koro
This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist porcelain incense burner (koro) commonly used in Buddhist altars. It is used for burning incense powder or sticks. Burning incense is a means of purifying the body of the worshiper.
It is short, round, and made of fine Kutani porcelain. This koro features a sometsuke (blue and white) design of a dragon and has a Chinese-style top border. The lid has a shachihoko finial. Shachi are folk creatures with the head of a dragon and the body of a carp. This image is commonly seen in the form of statues at the tops of old buildings and are thought to be protectors against fire. Shachi are particularly famous in Nagoya.
- Blue, white
- Porcelain
- Kanji: Kutani, Nagoya City
- C1970
- Item weight: 234 grams
- Packed weight: 500 grams
- Approx. 9.5 cm wide x 8 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to age. Please view the photos carefully.
- Acquired at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan.
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