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Incense Utensils with Floral Scrolls Formerly owned by Ōtani Tomoko

Museum No.
HK229
唐草蒔絵香道具(大谷和子旧蔵) Image 画像を拡大する

Photo No:170912_HL_0004
Color type:Color

This set for burning incense was given to the former Princess Kaenomiya Tomoko (1830–84) by the Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi (1846–66), who himself would marry an imperial princess. Tomoko was married to the abbot of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple. The Hiromis bought this from the temple’s auction in 1927.

Japan-Edo

Title Incense Utensils with Floral Scrolls Formerly owned by Ōtani Tomoko
Designation
Artist
Category Lacquerware (H)
Country Japan
Period Edo
Century 19th
Year Before the year 1860
Quantity
Materials Lacquered wood with makie decoration
Dimensions
Inscription by
Signature/Seals Etc
Donor Hiromi Haruki
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