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Turtle-Shaped Incense Burner
- Museum No.
- GK1120
Photo No：180214_GL_0094
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| Title | Turtle-Shaped Incense Burner |
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| Category | Ceramics (G) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 19th |
| Year | 1820 BC |
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This finely crafted incense burner takes the unique shape of a turtle whose shell is coated with brown amber glaze. In Japan, the animal is considered auspicious because it can live up to a thousand years. The long tail growing from below its shell is said to be made of seaweed and algae, symbols of its old age.
Japan-Edo