Keywords: Japanese - Cabinet for Storing Incense Wood - Walters 6760 - Interior.jpg Since at least the 10th century incense has perfumed the robes of Japanese aristocrats and before that it was used to create an otherworldly atmosphere in Buddhist temples Expertise concerning tiny pieces of exotic aromatic woods led in the 15th and 16th centuries to the creation of various games or contests-some depending on the memorization of scents some involving sequences that held clues to classic poems some merely a matter of identifying matching aromas Incense games became a way an avocation The way of incense eventually spread from elite circles to townsmen as did the tea ceremony century 18 Edo gold lacquer silver inlays cm 8 3 9 3 accession number 67 60 19356 Minoda Chojiro Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia 1876 William T Walters 1876 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1876 Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Memorial Hall Philadelphia Philadelphia 1876 place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Art of Japan in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review KÅbako |