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.
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Strips of Beaten Gold
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
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September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coin ("Kaigen Tsūhō"/"Kaiyuan Tongbao")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bronze Coins ("Wadō Kaichin")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
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September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Bowl Made of Copper-Tin-Lead Alloy ("Sahari")
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Glass Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Objects Used to Consecrate the Site of Kōfukuji Temple, Polished Agate Beads
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 1
July 8, 2025 (Tue)–
September 28, 2025 (Sun)
Ritual Gong ("Kei") with a Lotus Pond
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
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Gold Coin ("Kaiki Shōhō")
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
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