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Insect-Cage Incense Burner

A work made of bronze, gold, silver, and shakudo.

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  • A work made of bronze, gold, silver, and shakudo.

Date:

late 19th/early 20th century

Artist:

Tetsunao
Japanese, active late 19th/early 20th century

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 108

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Tetsunao

Title

Insect-Cage Incense Burner

Place

Japan (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1875–1925

Medium

Bronze, gold, silver, and shakudo

Dimensions

22.2 × 18.2 × 16.3 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with Funds Provided by the Weston Foundation

Reference Number

2008.160

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