Ritual Incense Burner with a Handle and Lion-Shaped Counterweight
Incense burners with handles are used to make ritual offerings of fragrance to Buddhist gods. Following another type with a handle shaped like a magpie's tail, this type with a weight shaped like a lion became prevalent during the Nara period (710–794). In China, similar examples have been excavated from Tang-dynasty sites.
- Cultural property designation
- Quantity
- Artist
- Period/Century
- Nara period, 8th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Cast bronze
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- E-19927
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Category
- Applied arts > Religious objects > Buddhism > Ritual objects
On display: Metalwork
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Strips of Beaten Gold
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
July 12, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coin ("Kaigen Tsūhō"/"Kaiyuan Tongbao")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coins ("Wadō Kaichin")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Eight-Lobed Mirror with Auspicious Flowers and Paired Phoenixes
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Eight-Lobed Mirror with Floral Sprays and Paired Butterflies
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Large Silver Bowl
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Decorative Silver Fitting with Vines in Openwork
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Gilt-Bronze Goblet
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
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On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Glass Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
July 12, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayRitual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Polished Agate Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 11
April 21, 2026 (Tue)–
July 12, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayGold Coin ("Kaiki Shōhō")
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
September 13, 2026 (Sun)
