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This incense container has wonderful areas of relief around the horses, with raised ridges, branches, and points suggesting movement and forming botanical backgrounds. The shape is an allusion to the zakuro (pomegranate), a Japanese symbol of prosperity (based on the huge number of seeds).

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Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入 (Japanese, 1795 - 1854)

DateEdo period (1615-1868), c. 1826-1845

Place of originJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic (Raku 楽焼)

Dimensions2 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (5.2 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.13

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Visual DescriptionThis incense container has wonderful areas of relief around the horses, with raised ridges, branches, and points suggesting movement and forming botanical backgrounds. The shape is an allusion to the zakuro (pomegranate), a Japanese symbol of prosperity (based on the huge number of seeds).

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