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Incense Box

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Incense Box by an unknown artist. Gray stone object shaped like a bird with a short tail and small beak, body has many small holes, and a circular eye; body divided into two parts with a visible seam; the bottom half is slightly darker gray; bird appears to be sitting.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Clay with glaze, the paste showing through (Awata ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 521 px
Museum record:
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