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Incense bowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Incense bowl by this artist features a dark-colored, intricately designed vessel with a rounded body and a domed lid, three short legs. The body has a floral pattern, and the lid showcases a bird on top and a design of foliage and a bird. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-18th–19th century
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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