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Hand-Held Incense Burner

KOREA; Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), dated 1077; Bronze; H: 14.7 cm; National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
This portable incense burner is a Dharma instrument used by monastics to make offerings to the Buddha. From the inscription on the base it is known that it was created in 1077.
　 The base resembles a lotus leaf, from which the stem, in the form of a bracket arm, extends upwards to support the lotus bud bowl. The delicate veins of the lotus leaf are in contrast with the sturdy bowl.

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