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Incense Burner with Landscape Painting
(Japan and Korea )
This incense burner has applied chrysanthemum-spray handles and a stylized "snowflake" foot. The cobalt decoration is divided between a Japanese textile-inspired motif on the base and a Chinese-style landscape on the body.
Inscription
Provenance
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.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/1956 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
Japan, Seto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/16 x Diam: 4 3/4 in. (10.3 x 12 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.
49.946