Skip to main content

Incense burner: C.732-1991

An image of Incense burner
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Incense burner
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Sanda Factory

Entities

Categories

Description

Incense burner or candlestick. Hard-paste porcelain of octagonal form, covered in a smooth sea-green celadon glaze. The saucer-shaped sconce is decorated on the exterior with moulded and incised lotus petals and lines. The plain interior of the sconce is pierced with a hole in the centre and resting on a tall, slightly flaring neck descending to a reticulated, octagonal section, moulded with four lotus heads. Beneath, two moulded peony lug handles protrude from a straight-sided octagonal section which rests on a bulbous octagonal body, moulded with lotus petals and supported by four `beast head' legs resting on an octagonal foot. The octagonal base is flat, and unglazed.

Notes

History note: Captain Jensen Collection. H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.5 cm
Height: 19.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
18th Century-19th Century
Circa 1770 - 1830

Note

Sanda factory, Settsu Province, or Arita

Components of the work

Decoration composed of celadon glaze
Body
Handles

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular brown

  • Text: SETTSU Sanda Celadon 1780 Jensen Coll.
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: remains of a white, circular, serrated label

  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.732-1991
Primary reference Number: 21710
Old object number: JAPCER/248

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 February 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Incense burner" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21710 Accessed: 2025-12-05 08:47:14

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21710 |title=Incense burner |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 08:47:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-21710

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa10/C_732_1991_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Incense burner"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Incense burner</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo