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Incense Container (ko bako)
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
gold lacquer
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
A square, convex gold lacquer "ko bako" with an overlapping lid and rounded corners. Exterior with bamboo stalks and leaves.
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.9 x 6.8 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
67.56