Title: Melon-Shaped Incense Burner (Akoda Kōro) with Paulownia and Foliage Scroll
Object type: Incense burner
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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