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Incense Burner with Brocade Pattern
(Japan and Korea )
This cloisonné covered "koro" (incense burner) has applied cloisonné handles and finial. It is decorated with designs of small paintings from nature, chrysanthemums, and "takara-mono" "precious things- symbols of wealth, longevity, wisdom, beauty, harmony, purity, and protection from ill-omen.
Provenance
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Stephen W. Fisher [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1995, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2025 | Japanese Cloisonne Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996-0. |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 x 5 1/2 in. (12.7 x 13.97 cm) (h. x diam.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen W. Fisher, 1995
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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44.696