Long-handled censer (egoro)
Place of OriginJapan
Date1400-1573
PeriodMuromachi period (1392-1573)
MaterialsBronze with gilding
DimensionsH. 4 1/4 in x L. 15 1/4 in x Diam. 4 1/2 in, H. 10.8 cm x L. 38.7 cm x Diam. 11.4 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB65B49
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
On viewLocationGallery 26
More InformationIn Japanese Buddhist rituals, the priest conducting the ceremony holds a long-handled censer, the emblem of his authority, as he leads processions into and out of the image hall of a temple. This censer consists of a brazier on a circular foot and a long handle that curves downward at the end to keep the implement level when placed on a flat surface. A simple geometric ornament decorates the end of the handle. The cover of this censer has a knob in the shape of an open lotus bud surrounded by pierced lotus motif scrollwork, which allows the incense smoke to flow through.
Subject
- Buddhism
approx. 1600-1700
approx. 800-700 BCE
1757-1800
approx. 1750-1850
perhaps 1920-1945
perhaps 1920-1945