Incense is a customary and important offering to the Buddha, along with offerings of flowers and light. This is an incense burner that would have been used during rites of esoteric Buddhism (mikkyō): when a sādhanā is underway at the four-cornered altar, burners like this one are placed at the center of each of the altar’s four sides. There are cloud-shaped vents for the smoke to escape done in openwork on the lid.
NAITO SakaeEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.339, no.135.
Gilt-bronze Incense Burner (Kasha)
Cast bronze, gold plate
Total H 11.8,D of burner 11.5
Kamakura period 14th century
- D047564
- D047564
- 2007/02/09
- A308646
- 2007/02/09
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| Accession Number | 1386-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Donation | Gift of Mr. Kazuhiko Hattori |
| Bibliography | Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. A Stroll Among Beloved Treasures: Buddhist Decorative Art Donated by Kazuhiko Hattori. Nara National Museum, 2007, 79p. (Japanese) |