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Source Description
This Hirado ware incense burner ("koro") is in the form of the kirin, a mythical animal.
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Document identity
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9082
label
Incense Burner (""Koro"") in the Form of the Kirin
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9082
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title
Incense Burner (""Koro"") in the Form of the Kirin
description
This Hirado ware incense burner ("koro") is in the form of the kirin, a mythical animal.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th century (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
incense burners
koro
lids
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3
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3
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import
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5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
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Japanese
style
Hirado ware
med
porcelain with transparent glaze
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6194
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JPK
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none
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