koron.
/ˈkəʊrəʊ/ An elaborate Japanese vase, usually of bronze, jade, or porcelain, in which incense is burned.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container > incense container
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1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan ii. 234 Koro, a fire-terrine.
1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan ii. 228 A..chafing-dish, with its koro, or stand, for burning..incense.
1889 M. B. Huish Japan & its Art vii. 89 No notice of the contents of a Japanese house would be complete without some reference to the incense-burners (ko-ro) which find a place there, and also in the Buddhist temples. These afforded employment for a large number of artists in bronze.
1891 B. H. Chamberlain & W. B. Mason Handbk. Travellers Japan (ed. 3) 13 The Kōro, or incense-burner, generally in bronze or porcelain.
1959 Times 28 Apr. 20/6 A spinach green jade koro and cover.
1974 Daily Tel. 4 June 16/6 The koro is carved in archaic style, has large horned dragon handles and is surmounted by a Buddhistic lion and a cub.
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