Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Kitaoji Rosanjin 北大路魯山人 (Japanese, 1883-1959)

DateTaisho period (1912-1926)

Made/manufacturedJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic

Dimensions3/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (1.9 x 7.8 x 5 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.47

Collections

DescriptionA rhomb shaped, monochrome green incense container with a decoration of nearly regular dots on the surface of the cover.

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