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Incense Burner ("Koro") with Chinese Trigrams for Fire and Mountains
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
porcelain with underglaze blue and enamels
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This is an example of Arita ware.
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, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Arita (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with lid: 6 13/16 × Diam: 5 1/16 in. (17.3 × 12.9 cm); Burner H: 5 9/16 × Diam: 5 1/16 in. (14.1 × 12.9 cm); Lid H: 1 1/2 × Diam: 3 11/16 in. (3.8 × 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1896
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2251