{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-porcelain-incense-burner-blue-dragon-design-tripod-censer","title":"Vintage Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner, Blue Dragon Design, Tripod Censer","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a vintage Japanese porcelain incense burner (香炉, kōro), a small tripod censer in white porcelain decorated with a sinuous cobalt blue dragon design coiling around its rounded body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCultural \u0026amp; historical narrative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tripod censer form echoes ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels, a silhouette adopted widely across East Asian ceramic tradition for objects meant to hold burning incense. The dragon motif suits this function especially well: in East Asian art, the dragon is closely associated with clouds, water, and rising mist, making its coiled presence around a vessel designed to release fragrant smoke a fitting, deliberate pairing rather than incidental decoration. The cobalt blue design here has a crisp, even quality to the linework — worth noting for collectors who distinguish between hand-painted brushwork and underglaze transfer-printed decoration, as the latter became common on decorative porcelain from the mid-to-late 20th century onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysical specs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Cần bổ sung: chiều cao, đường kính, cân nặng, tình trạng]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttribution note\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe base carries a cursive brush-written mark of two characters, not confidently legible from available photos, so kiln or artist could not be identified. The dragon design's notably even, uniform line quality suggests this may be underglaze transfer-print decoration rather than freehand painting; this is noted for transparency rather than presented as confirmed hand-painted work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare + closing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHand wash only with mild soap and a soft cloth. A compact, characterful piece for collectors of Japanese porcelain and dragon motif design, or for incense use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chikoyaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50536256864335,"sku":"CKY-CER-___21","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6588\/1423\/files\/IMG_9020_result.jpg?v=1790352031","url":"https:\/\/chikoyaki.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-porcelain-incense-burner-blue-dragon-design-tripod-censer","provider":"Chikoyaki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}