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Source Description
The rough surface and irregular form of this piece was in keeping with the aesthetic preferred by practitioners of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
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Document identity
localId
13474
label
Box for Incense Pellets
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13474
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Box for Incense Pellets
description
The rough surface and irregular form of this piece was in keeping with the aesthetic preferred by practitioners of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
incense containers
kogo
lids
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Seto ware, Decorated Shino style
med
stoneware with iron pigment under feldspathic glaze
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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