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

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Takahashi Rakusai III 高橋樂齋(三代) (Japanese, 1898 - 1976)
DateShowa period (1926-1989)
Made/manufacturedJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Shigaraki 信樂燒)
Dimensions1 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (3.9 x 4.9 x 4.9 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.32
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DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a wayside shrine. Wayside shrine (called Tsuji-do in Japanese) is a general architectural term describing a small and free-standing building.

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Tanabe Chikuunsai III 三代田辺竹雲斎
2008
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Tanabe Chikuunsai III 三代田辺竹雲斎
undated
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Takahashi Hiromitsu 高橋宏光
20th century
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Takahashi Hiromitsu 高橋宏光
20th century
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Takahashi Hiromitsu 高橋宏光
Undated