Bronze censer with lions, by Seimin Muraka

An image of Bronze censer. Seimin, Muraka (Japanese). Moulded, case decorated with two pairs of lions confronting each other on the surface. The censer is inscribed underneath with nine characters. Circa 1818-1829.

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Bronze censer. Seimin, Muraka (Japanese). Moulded, case decorated with two pairs of lions confronting each other on the surface. The censer is inscribed underneath with nine characters. Circa 1818-1829.

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Accession Number: O.9-2014
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 870 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 510.51kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:05:06 14:17:04

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19th Century bronze burner censer Fitz_AA incense burner incense holder Japanese lions moulded Muraka Seimin Muraka vessel

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