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Anonymous
Plover-Shaped Incense Boxlate 19th - early 20th century

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Lacquerware or gilded panel in a four-lobed cushion shape, viewed from above, with allover gold lattice, circular rosette motifs, and sweeping leaf forms

Anonymous, Plover-Shaped Incense Box, late 19th - early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Plover-Shaped Incense Box
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th - early 20th century
Medium
Lacquer with gold powder (maki-e: sprinkled powder design)
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (8 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.554a-b
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art