artist : MATSUMOTO, SEKIZAN age : contemporary size : Dia10.5 x H13.5(cm) size : Dia4 1/4 x H5 1/4(inch) This incense burner of refined contour has a lid with a finial. The design is a revival of old Kutani, said to have born 400 years ago, and is painted with traditional old Kutani glaze of green, yellow, purple and blue. Three "windows" are surrounded by a very intricate base design, and inside each of them are painted traditional designs of a landscape, figures and plants. Comes in a wooden box with the artist's signature.   *Born in 1953 *Studied polychrome under First Generation Hataya Kanzan *Specializes in polychrome in general and especially favors Old Kutani style