Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Raku VI Sanyu 楽左入 (Japanese, 1685 - 1739)

DateEdo Period (1615-1868), late 17th- early 18th century

Made/manufacturedJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic (Raku 楽焼)

Dimensions5 3/8 x 8 x 6 5/8 in. (13.7 x 20.3 x 16.8 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.4

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DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a seated Hotei, a Japanese mythological figure depicted as a cheerful monk.

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