Incense Container
ca.1830 - ca.1880 (made)
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Circular Box, wood covered in red lacquer, carved with lotuses, cicadas, chrysanthemums and butterflies on a wave-patterned ground, and the sides are covered with a key-fret pattern; the interior is of black lacquer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in red lacquer |
| Brief description | Incense container, wood covered in carved red lacquer with a design of lotuses, cicadas, chrysanthemums and butterflies, signed Zokoku and Sansho, Japan, 1830-1880 |
| Physical description | Circular Box, wood covered in red lacquer, carved with lotuses, cicadas, chrysanthemums and butterflies on a wave-patterned ground, and the sides are covered with a key-fret pattern; the interior is of black lacquer. |
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| Gallery label | Incense box
In the style of Tamakaji Zōkoku (1805-1869)
Carved red lacquer
1830-1880
V&A W.104-1916
Given by the Misses Alexander |
| Credit line | Alexander Gift |
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| Accession number | W.104-1916 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2009 |
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