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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Shachi incense container (kogo 香合)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Shachi incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入 (Japanese, 1795 - 1854)
DateEdo period (1615-1868), c. 1845-1854
Made/manufacturedJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Raku 楽焼)
Dimensions4 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (12.4 x 8 x 6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.15
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DescriptionAn unusually sculptural incense container in the shape of a shachi, a mythical creature with a tiger head and carp body. The artist's seal is impressed on the bottom of the piece. Outstanding not only for its sculptural qualities but also for the unique treatment of the surface with all-over gilding.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1811-1845
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Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1826-1845
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Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
Edo period (1615-1868), 1839
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Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
19th century
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Raku III Donyu 楽道入
Momoyama period (16th century)
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Raku VI Sanyu 楽左入
Edo Period (1615-1868), late 17th- early 18th century
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Raku IX Ryonyu 楽了入
Edo Period (1615-1868), c. 1790-1825
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Raku IX Ryonyu 楽了入
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1811-1834
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Raku IX Ryonyu 楽了入
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1825
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Raku IX Ryonyu 楽了入
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1825-1834