Incense burner in shape of a peacock

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  • Meiji period, ca. 1889
  • cast silver

Crafts – Metalworks

A silver incense burner in shape of a peacock presented as a gift from the eight houses of Imperial Princes such as Arisugawa-no-miya family on the occasion of the Rittaishi-rei in 1889. It comes with a large tsuishu (lacquerware with patterns carved in relief) stand. It is probably a set of Chinese taste arranged when it was presented. (「Auspicious Events of the Meiji Period」2018)

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Title/Name Incense burner in shape of a peacock
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silver red lacquer
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SZK001346
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Incense burner in shape of a peacock

Incense burner in shape of a peacock

A silver incense burner in shape of a peacock presented as a gift from the eight houses of Imperial Princes such as Arisugawa-no-miya family on the occasion of the Rittaishi-rei in 1889. It comes with a large tsuishu (lacquerware with patterns carved in relief) stand. It is probably a set of Chinese taste arranged when it was presented. (「Auspicious Events of the Meiji Period」2018)