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Title

Three-legged incense burner

1870s

Artist

Meiji export ware

Japan

circa 1872 – circa 1910

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    1870s
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    earthenware
    Dimensions
    28.2 x 15.5 cm :

    a - incense burner, 20.4 x 15.4 cm

    b - lid, 12 x 13 cm

    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Japanese Commissioners at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879
    Location
    South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    2456.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Meiji export ware

    Works in the collection

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024

  • Provenance

    Japanese commissioners of Sydney International Exhibition, 1889, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889.

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