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Title
Set
of
Utensils
for the
Incense
Game
Description
"In the
Heian
period
, the
fragrance
of
aromatic
wood
was
enjoyed
by
members
of
court
society
. The
appreciation
of
incense
became
formalized
in the
Muromachi
period
, and
many
varieties
of
monko
,
literally
"
listening
to the
incense
" were
established
.
Throughout
the
Edo
period
,
enthusiasts
of this
widely
popular
game
included
members
of the
warrior
class
. This
set
of
incense
utensils
is
decorated
with
such
plants
and
flowers
as
bush
clover
,
chrysanthemum
,
peony
,
camelia
,
iris
, and
bamboo
arranged
in
circular
motifs
in
slightly
raised
gold
takamaki-e
lacquer.
"
-
Suzuki
Norio
Country
Japan
Historical Period
Japan - Edo-Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Photographer/Recorder
Woudenberg
,
Annie
IDEAS Topic
Arts-Decorative Arts
Daily Life-Leisure Activities
Work of Art, Present Location
Eisei
Bunko
,
Tokyo
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1024
w
x
638
h
,
72
ppi
Source
Yoshiaki
Shimizu
,
ed.
, "
Japan
: The
Shaping
of
Daimyo
Culture
1185-1868
"
Washington
:
National
Gallery
of
Art
,
1988
,
pl
.
234
.
Permissions
Materials
may
be
used
for
educational
,
non-commercial
purposes
only
.
IDEAS Collection
Asian
Takeout
Institution Name
St
.
Olaf
College
IDEAS Identifier
soc000247
Collection Editor
Kucera
,
Karil
Notes
Lacquer
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