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Source Description
The lid is likely a later addition by a resourceful dealer; it has openings which suit it for use on an incense burner. The small sturdy jar with a wide mouth was made as a utilitarian container.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
22015
label
Jar with Fu-lion Cover
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
22015
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jar with Fu-lion Cover
description
The lid is likely a later addition by a resourceful dealer; it has openings which suit it for use on an incense burner. The small sturdy jar with a wide mouth was made as a utilitarian container.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 16th century (Muromachi)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tea caddies
vessels
incense burners
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/8 in. (9.84 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Seto or Mino ware
inscriptions
none
med
stoneware with ash glaze
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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3d984dc416956048