Incense Container with Flowering Plants
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
Tea masters in Japan adored Chinese containers like this and used them to hold incense. The simple yet vibrant patterns in red would have given the tea room a lively accent.
- Cultural property designation
- Quantity
- Artist
- Zhangzhou ware, China
- Period/Century
- Ming dynasty, 17th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Porcelain with overglaze enamel
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige
- Collection reference no.
- TG-2553
- Genre
- Asian Ceramics
- Category
On display: Asian Ceramics
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On display NewJar with Six Handles, Celadon glaze with carved lotus petals
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
July 28, 2026 (Tue)–
January 17, 2027 (Sun) -
On displayTea Bowl, Named "Kimura"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
July 14, 2026 (Tue)–
October 4, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBox, Celadon glaze with arabesque design in openwork
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 10
June 30, 2026 (Tue)–
January 17, 2027 (Sun) -
On displayGourd-shaped Ewer Celadon glaze with lotus arabesque design
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 10
June 30, 2026 (Tue)–
January 17, 2027 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Dish with a Landscape and Deer
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
June 9, 2026 (Tue)–
October 12, 2026 (Mon) -
On displayDish with Lotus Flowers
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBowl with Peonies and Butterflies
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBowl with Peonies
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Dish with a Lotus Bouquet
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBasin with Dragons and Phoenixes
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayVase with Dragon Handles
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
March 24, 2026 (Tue)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun)
