Incense stand

Description

Incense game set of gold and silver lacquered wood, comprising frame containing tiered incense box (kogo) and burner, with two drawers below and tray above: Japan, 18th-19th century

Museum reference

A.1877.5.2

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Incense stand, Incense burner

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1700 - 1876

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Associations

Purchaser: Thomas Archer
Philadelphia Exhibition

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Arts of East and the West from World Expositions 1855-1900: Paris, Vienna and Chicago (06 Jul 2004 - 06 Mar 2005)
  Tokyo National Museum
  Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
  Nagoya City Museum

• Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia (1876 - 1876)

References

See Arts of East and West from World Expositions, 1855-1900: Paris, Vienna, and Chicago (NHK & Nihon Keizai Shinbun, 2004), p. 32

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia