Urn

Museum number:
9-16675a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916675a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.3854
Description:
Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1983
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Urn, accession number 9-16675a-c, described as Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Urn, accession number 9-16675a-c, described as Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Urn, accession number 9-16675a-c, described as Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Urn, accession number 9-16675a-c, described as Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Urn, accession number 9-16675a-c, described as Urn for burning incense (a) lacquered bronze, 3 legged, hexagonal shape. Stylized hog faces where legs join vessel. height 20.5cm. (b) lid, carved wood with carved jade knob, hexagonal, width 17cm (c) carved wooden stand, hexagonal, 3 legged, greatest width excluding legs is 20cm.

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