Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century, Unknown Japanese, 6 × 11 7/8 × 8 in. (15.24 × 30.16 × 20.32 cm), Wood, lacquer, gold; metal utensils, Japan, 17th-18th century, Incense played a prominent role in aristocratic culture of ancient Japan. Aristocrats were expected to know how to mix aromatic imported woods with other plant products and compound them into burnable, fragrant incense. Popular ingredients included aloe, sandalwood, frankincense, pine, lily, cinnamon, and patchouli, among others. In the 1400s, this artful appreciation of incense developed further Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/box-and-assorted-implements-for-the-incense-game-17th-18th-century-unknown-japanese-6-11-78-8-in-1524-3016-2032-cm-wood-lacquer-gold-metal-utensils-japan-17th-18th-century-incense-played-a-prominent-role-in-aristocratic-culture-of-ancient-japan-aristocrats-were-expected-to-know-how-to-mix-aromatic-imported-woods-with-other-plant-products-and-compound-them-into-burnable-fragrant-incense-popular-ingredients-included-aloe-sandalwood-frankincense-pine-lily-cinnamon-and-patchouli-among-others-in-the-1400s-this-artful-appreciation-of-incense-developed-further-image573510818.html
RM2T91JW6–Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century, Unknown Japanese, 6 × 11 7/8 × 8 in. (15.24 × 30.16 × 20.32 cm), Wood, lacquer, gold; metal utensils, Japan, 17th-18th century, Incense played a prominent role in aristocratic culture of ancient Japan. Aristocrats were expected to know how to mix aromatic imported woods with other plant products and compound them into burnable, fragrant incense. Popular ingredients included aloe, sandalwood, frankincense, pine, lily, cinnamon, and patchouli, among others. In the 1400s, this artful appreciation of incense developed further
Incense box with guri pattern Japan 16th century Kamakura carving (Kamakura-bori) originated in the Muromachi period (1392–1573), when Zen Buddhism was introduced to Japan from China. Several Zen monasteries and temples were constructed in Kamakura during this period and Buddhist statues, artifacts as well as temple furniture were carved by skilled craftsmen often inspired by Chinese examples. They refined and further developed the techniques which involve the application of layers of black and red lacquer on the finely carved wooden surface. The Japanese artists created sophisticated copies o Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/incense-box-with-guri-pattern-japan-16th-century-kamakura-carving-kamakura-bori-originated-in-the-muromachi-period-13921573-when-zen-buddhism-was-introduced-to-japan-from-china-several-zen-monasteries-and-temples-were-constructed-in-kamakura-during-this-period-and-buddhist-statues-artifacts-as-well-as-temple-furniture-were-carved-by-skilled-craftsmen-often-inspired-by-chinese-examples-they-refined-and-further-developed-the-techniques-which-involve-the-application-of-layers-of-black-and-red-lacquer-on-the-finely-carved-wooden-surface-the-japanese-artists-created-sophisticated-copies-o-image569501640.html
RM2T2F148–Incense box with guri pattern Japan 16th century Kamakura carving (Kamakura-bori) originated in the Muromachi period (1392–1573), when Zen Buddhism was introduced to Japan from China. Several Zen monasteries and temples were constructed in Kamakura during this period and Buddhist statues, artifacts as well as temple furniture were carved by skilled craftsmen often inspired by Chinese examples. They refined and further developed the techniques which involve the application of layers of black and red lacquer on the finely carved wooden surface. The Japanese artists created sophisticated copies o
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