Object Details
- Description
- Object is an incense container recently made from an old cedar knob or boss. It consists of a dome shaped lid which rests on a flange shaped base. The lid has been hollowed out and a small wooden dish has been inserted into the base. (This was recently done.) The base has a flat bottom and four square shaped holes through the shoulder which appear to be old.
- The outer surface is dark and very weathered in texture. There are scattered remains of gilded lacquer on the lid and base. Microscopic examination reveals that the gilding (or regilding) occured after the lacquer surface had deteriorated.
- Provenance
- To 1981
- Setsu Iwao, Tokyo, to 1981 [1]
- From 1981 to 1998
- Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, New York, given by Setsu Iwao in 1981 [2]
- From 1998
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Peggy and Richard M. Danziger in 1998
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Note 2, Louise Cort, May 28, 1998, in the object record.
- [2] See note 1.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Storage Boxes and Accessories (June 22, 2003 to January 4, 2004)
- Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Hosomi Ryoichi (1901-1978)
- Setsu Iwao
- Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 710-794
- Period
- Nara period
- Credit Line
- Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
- Medium
- Cryptomeria wood with traces of black lacquer with gold leaf
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (overall): 3.4 x 9.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3 3/4 in)
- Type
- Container
