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Incense Box
early 19th century (Edo)
porcelain with enamels over the biscuit
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This small box is decorated with molded designs of phoenixes and peonies.
Inscription
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.
Exhibitions
| 1878 | Exposition Universelle. Paris. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 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.
49.405