Lot Essay
In Buddhist belief, the lotus symbolizes purity because it emerges from the mud unstained.
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The property of a Philadelphia gentleman
An hammered iron incense burner
Edo period (19th century), signed Myochin Munekatsu
Details
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
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
Provenance
Robert C. Eldred Auctioneers, Massachusetts, August 1979
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami