Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fan-Shaped Incense Box
(Japan and Korea )
A gold lacquer ko-bako in the shape of two intersecting folding fans. The top of the lid of one "fan" is decorated with mountain scenery, the other with a pair pheasants on rocks and groups of autumn flowers. The interior of the lids and tray has the design of autumn grasses (akigusa).
Provenance
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Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/8 × W: 8 1/8 × D: 9 7/16 in. (4.8 × 20.6 × 23.9 cm); Base H: 1 3/8 × W: 8 1/8 × D: 9 7/16 in. (3.5 × 20.6 × 23.9 cm); Lid H: 11/16 × W: 8 1/8 × D: 9 7/16 in. (1.8 × 20.6 × 23.9 cm); Tray H: 9/16 × W: 7 11/16 × D: 8 11/16 in. (1.4 × 19.5 × 22.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. 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.
67.53