Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Raku IX Ryonyu 楽了入 (Japanese, 1756 - 1834)

DateEdo Period (1615-1868), c. 1790-1825

Made/manufacturedJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic (Raku 楽焼)

Dimensions2 11/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (6.8 x 11.5 x 6.7 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.5

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DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a duck.

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