Incense Container
ca.1550-1600 (made)
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The frogs in the stream probably refer to the opening lines of the introduction to the Kokinshu, an anthology of poetry complied around 905 CE.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood |
| Brief description | Incense container, wood covered in black lacquer with gold nashiji and takamaki-e lacquer, gilded copper fittings, a design of plum blossoms by a stream with frogs and a warbler (uguisu), Japan, probably about 1550-1600. |
| Physical description | Square box for incense utensils, of two tiers, wood covered in black lacquer with gold nashiji and takamakie lacquer and gilded copper fittings, decorated covered with a flowering plum tree by a stream with rocks, frogs, and a warbler uguisu. |
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| Credit line | Alexander Gift |
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| Summary | The frogs in the stream probably refer to the opening lines of the introduction to the Kokinshu, an anthology of poetry complied around 905 CE. |
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| Accession number | W.160:1-1916 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2009 |
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