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Melon-Shaped Incense Burner (Akoda Kōro) with Paulownia and Foliage Scroll
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Melon-Shaped Incense Burner (Akoda Kōro) with Paulownia and Foliage Scroll

early 17th century · Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Credit lineMelon-Shaped Incense Burner (Akoda Kōro) with Paulownia and Foliage Scroll. early 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015. CC0.
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