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figure, male

human history
  • Other Name

    male

    koro

    incense burner

  • Description

    figure; bronze cast; depicts a male figure holding a pole with a triangular block at the top with japanese characters on the sides, and a parasol below he block; the block at the top of the pole has a circular hole for placing a joss stick for burning; figure is wearing robes and has a japanese character on his back; figure has a topknot hair style; the pole the figure is holding is a gold colour while the figure is a brown metal colour; figure has two pins extending from feet to slot through a square stand made from wood with ornate side panels;

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  • Place
    Japan
  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Accession Date
    1934
  • Other Id

    20763 (ethnology)

    M1489 (miscellaneous)

    A6 (Catalogue no)

    173 (Dadley)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • figure, male, 1934.316, M1489, 20763, A6, 173, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 22 Jan 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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