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Japanese Cast Bronze Meiji Period Incense Burner
$2,985

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This large scale incense burner was made in the Meiji period in Japanese history. Cast between 1868 and 1900 the censer is topped with a phoenix resting on an open work cloud bordered lid. The body of the censer is cast with foliage, birds and branches meandering around the bulbous form that is then raised up on three legs cast with stylized elephant heads set alternating with lambrequins. The bronze is a rich chocolate brown patina with nice wear and rub-throughs.
This period in history for Japan represented an enormous change in the country's daily life and its world relationships. With the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and thus the Edo Period in 1876 the new emperor's reign and the country's change over from a feudal closed system to a more westernized government produced a completely new outlook on social norms, internal politics, the economy, military rule, and custom as well as foreign relationships. This created a class of people looking for new ways to express themselves, the need for artists to create export wears and for the reinterpretation of crafts once honed to that old closed military system. This is a good example of those wears made for domestic use and decorative western consumption that created a rage in France, England and America helping to usher in the Aesthetics Movement and ultimately a revolution in how fine artists saw the world because of woodblock prints creating the beginnings of the modern movement.
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Details
- DimensionsHeight: 20.50 in. (52.07 cm)Width: 10 in. (25.4 cm)Depth: 9.50 in. (24.13 cm)
- StyleMeiji (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1880
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationHudson, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU811312650892
Shipping & Returns
- Shipping$175 Standard Shippingto anywhere in the world, arrives in 4-6 weeks. We recommend this shipping type based on item size, type and fragility.Delivered by a parcel delivery service such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL.Ships From: Hudson, NY
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