Incense burner - Kashakoro

… In the Sui and Tang dynasties, Boshan-style incense burners were still seen, but their shape was changed from a copy of the mountain shape to a lotus shape. Also, a shallow flat-bottomed bowl supported by three or five animal legs, with openwork carving and a lid was newly used. A silver incense burner was excavated from Hejia Village, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and two of the same style, one made of marble and one made of copper, are kept in the Shosoin Repository. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kasha Koro" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　隋･唐代には博山形のものがなお見られるが，その形状は山形の写しではなく，蓮華形に変わっている。また，浅い平底の鉢を3本または5本の獣脚で支え，透し彫を施し，かぶせ蓋をもつ火舎香炉が新たに用いられた。陝西省西安何家村から銀製のものが出土し，同形式のものは正倉院に大理石製，銅製の2点がある。…

※「火舎香炉」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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