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Incense case in the shape of a grebe

(Japanese, active mid-17th century)
17th century
Country of Origin, for CustomsJapan
Medium/TechniqueKyoto ware; stoneware
DimensionsHeight x width: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (8.3 x 8 cm)
Credit LineMorse Collection. Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number92.5830a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1892, Edward Sylvester Morse; 1892, sold by Edward Sylvester Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1892)
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