Ōkura Tōen 'Blue Rose' Porcelain Incense Burner, Koju Limited Edition

Ōkura Tōen's signature 'Blue Rose', translated into a lidded incense burner as a limited original for the Ginza incense house Koju.

Ōkura Tōen of Yokohama is known for its very white hard-paste porcelain, fired at 1460°C, and for 'oka-zome', a technique in which cobalt is painted onto the once-fired body and fused in a second high firing, so the blue softens into the glaze. The Blue Rose pattern is the firm's emblem. The lid is pierced, so incense can be burned with it closed, and the piece comes with incense ash in a wooden box.

Details

• Maker: Ōkura Tōen (大倉陶園), for Koju (香十)
• Material: white porcelain with oka-zome underglaze blue
• Size: approx. 11.1 × 11.1 × 10.3 cm; opening approx. 8.5 cm
• Includes: incense ash (approx. 50 g)
• Box: wooden box, approx. 12.5 × 12.5 × 9.6 cm
• Condition: new

Watch: Okura Toen's traditional techniques

A film on the porcelain-making techniques of Okura Toen, from the company's official channel. (Not this specific piece.)

Please read before ordering

• Limited availability. We confirm availability with the dealer in Japan within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.
• Ships from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.
• Professionally double-boxed for shipping.