Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons

Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons

Nonomura Ninsei

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ninsei wares, so named for their creator and produced in Kyoto in the second half of the seventeenth century, are known for their colorful overglaze and gold decorations, as well as their refined Kyoto-style patterns. Ninsei was one of the first Japanese potters to mark his pieces

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ninsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four SeasonsNinsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four SeasonsNinsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four SeasonsNinsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four SeasonsNinsei-style Incense Burner with Flowers of the Four Seasons

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.