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ca. 1850 · Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Hizen ware) · Asian Art
The small incense box was created for use in the tea ceremony. Plum blossoms, associated with the start of spring, are auspicious symbols in Japanese art. Their sweet fragrance had played an important role in incense culture for centuries.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Hizen ware)
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
