Leaf Shaped Incense Burner / Enza Bachi Shuroku (?)

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Accession Number: 2012/1.264A&B
Title: Leaf Shaped Incense Burner
Artist: Enza Bachi Shuroku (?)
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: unglazed stoneware
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Anne L. McGrew
Period: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm x 9.53 cm (2 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Physical Description: A ceramic incense box in beige and reddish orange color. Shaped like a closed flower bud with smaller leaves covering it.
Subject Matter: An incense box meant for storing incense. A slight amount of fragrance would be emitted through the small hole in the top.
Primary Keywords: ceramics; incense burners
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 2012/1.264A&B
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Full citation: "Leaf Shaped Incense Burner; Enza Bachi Shuroku (?)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-1.264a-amp-amp-sem-b/2012_1.264ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.