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Censer in Form of a Shishi

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Porcelain decorated in enamels; (Middle-period renaissance Kutani ware), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy 1923
Title: Censer in Form of a Shishi
Description:
Porcelain decorated in enamels; (Middle-period renaissance Kutani ware), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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