Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Iron, gold, lining of silver
Dimensions
H. 3 1/3 in. (8.9 cm); L. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
36.120.669a, b
Tags
Insects