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An hammered iron incense burner
Lot 67The property of a Philadelphia gentleman

An hammered iron incense burner

Edo period (19th century), signed Myochin Munekatsu

Fermé15 April 2016

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USD 20,000

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An hammered iron incense burner
Edo period (19th century), signed Myochin Munekatsu
Finely hammered and formed as a lotus flower and leaves, the body chiseled with lotus petals, the pierced cover with seed pods, applied with a removable iron liner, signature on base
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high

Robert C. Eldred Auctioneers, Massachusetts, August 1979

Note du spécialiste

In Buddhist belief, the lotus symbolizes purity because it emerges from the mud unstained.

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