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Incense Holder and Tray
19th century (Meiji)
gold lacquer, red lacquer, and black lacquer
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The incense holder is painted in lacquer to depict the god of thunder and a deafened man, while the tray depicts bamboo and a sparrow.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/8 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 2 1/2 in. (2.3 x 7.7 x 6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
67.114