A small phial shaped weight is settled on the edge of the handle (so-called Jpn. byōchin-e-gōro). This type of incense burner with handle was applied during the Buddhist ceremony by leading priest. There is red lacquered inscription on the backside of the handle, suggesting this work was donated by the priest Chōsei in 1528.
Object label
Insence burner with handle
Bronze, gilted
L 36.9, D 10.3, H 6.6
Muromachi period 16th century
Kyōroku 1 1528
- A023501
- A023501
- 1992/01/31
- A023503
- 1992/01/31
- A023504
- 1992/01/31
- A023506
- 1992/01/31
- A023502
- A023505
- A023507
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| Accession Number | 778-0 |
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| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese) Applied art of Japanese esoteric Buddhism. Nara National Museum, 1992, 286p. (Japanese) |