Description
The conical cover of this incense burner represents a miniature mountain with hunting scenes. The cover was shrouded in mist and emanated intoxicating smoke through its openwork when fragrant woods and herbs were burnt in its stem cup, transporting its beholder into an imaginative realm.
Provenance
(Howard Rogers, Kamakura, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1986); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1986–)
Accession Number
1986.46
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
