Incense container (kogo 香合)

Maker Japanese Artist

DateEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Place of originJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic (Bizen 備前焼)

Dimensions1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (4.7 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.52

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Visual DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a sitting monkey dressed in a summer Kimono (yukata).

Japanese Artist

Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century

Japanese Artist

19th century

Japanese Artist

19th century

Uragami Zenji 浦上善次

Showa period (1926-1989)

Uragami Zenji 浦上善次

Showa period (1926-1989)

Sekisen 石仙

19th century

Japanese Artist

Meiji period (1868-1912), 1899

Japanese Artist

20th century

Japanese Artist

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Nin’ami Dohachi (Takahashi Dohachi II) 仁阿彌道八

Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-mid 19th century

Japanese Artist

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Japanese Artist

Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century