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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Incense holder
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Incense holder

Datelate 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumGilded copper
Dimensions4 x 2.8 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w21
eMuseum ID730133
EmbARK ObjectID14471
Previous Number625
Original Numberright front of M21w28 (I&N)
TMS Source ID3254
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Japan, 1883.
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18th century
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19th century
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late 19th century
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15th century
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