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Collections

Tsumura Kamejo
Incense Burner in the Form of a Quail18th century

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of a stocky bird, possibly a pheasant or grouse, with meticulously detailed layered feathers and dark patina warming to amber at raised edges
Close-up of a dark glazed ceramic vessel with dense incised scale or feather patterns; a raised rectangular cartouche bears two Japanese or Chinese characters in relief.
Artist or Maker
Tsumura Kamejo
Japan, died 1772
Title
Incense Burner in the Form of a Quail
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
a-b) [overall]: 6 1/8 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (15.56 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm) a) [container]: 6 1/8 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (15.56 × 12.7 × 9.53 cm) b) [lid]: 2 3/4 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (6.99 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric M. George
Accession Number
M.2018.71a-b
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.