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Pearl shell incense case

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Tachibana Museum

Tachibana Museum
Fukuoka-ken, Japan

From the note on the wrapping paper of this incense case, we learn that this is a gift from the 3rd shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, when he visited the feudal lord of the Yanagawa domain, Tachibana Muneshige at his suburban residence in Edo (modern Edo) in 1638 or 1639.

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  • Title: Pearl shell incense case
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9cm, Thic:2.0cm
Tachibana Museum

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