foo dog incense burner

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  1. Laetriuse

    Laetriuse Member

    IMG_0895.JPG IMG_0897.JPG IMG_0899.JPG Wondering if anybody can tell me what type of pottery this is. It definitely isn't porcelain. Texture is kinda rough. Marking on the underside can't be read
     
    Laetriuse, Oct 12, 2017
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  2. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    It's a clay (earthenware) incense burner or sometimes called censer. I would have guessed chinese - but the one on this link has a sticker from Japan - probably made fairly recently. Here's a similar one that sold on rubylane for $28:

    https://www.rubylane.com/item/746515-PP-1581/Dark-Brown-Clay-Incense-Burner-Foo
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    So would I, it looks somewhat like blue Yixing (Zisha) pottery to me. The Japanese one is more stylized.
    Here is a list of Yixing marks, could be in with a chance:
    http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/yixing.shtml
     
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