Lying incense burner - Gajokukoro

Japanese: 臥褥香炉 - がじょくこうろ
Lying incense burner - Gajokukoro

...It has a chain and hook for attachment. It corresponds to the incense burner or the Gajiyoku incense burner described in the Saikyo Zakki. There are two large incense burners, one made of silver and the other made of copper, in the Shosoin Repository, and they are described as incense burners in the Todaiji Temple Donations Book....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Reclining Incense Burner" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…取付け用の鎖と鈎をもつ。《西京雑記》の被中香炉または臥褥(がじよく)香炉にあたる。正倉院には銀・銅製の2個の大型品があり《東大寺献物帳》には薫炉と記す。…

※「臥褥香炉」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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