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Incense Box in the Shape of a Folding Fan
(Japan and Korea )
This box, used to hold incense pellets, represents Kyoto potters' penchant for replicating luxury items also made in Kyoto. Kenzan's signature is cleverly incorporated into the colophon on the fan's face, which bears a Chinese poem and a "painting" of a flowering branch.
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | Master Potters of Japan. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/16 x W: 3 1/16 in. (5.5 x 7.7 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.
49.1372