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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)

Maker Unknown Japanese Artist
DateMeiji period (1868-1912), 1899
Made/manufacturedJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Bizen 備前焼)
Dimensions2 1/16 x 8 1/8 x 3 13/16 in. (5.3 x 20.6 x 9.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.53
Collections
DescriptionA rare example of multicolor Bizen ware. A horizontal spray of slender, sword-like leaves, amid which two narcissuses peek out, one of them in full bloom. White outer petals, yellow inner petals, light orange stamen in exceedingly distinct shapes. The base of the stalks are wrapped in a white cloth held together by a red cord (all ceramic).
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Unknown Japanese Artist
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Trillium Sessile
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Uragami Zenji 浦上善次
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Uragami Zenji 浦上善次
Showa period (1926-1989)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Unknown Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Sekisen 石仙
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Unknown Japanese Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Unknown Japanese Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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Unknown Chinese Artist
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Vietnamese
Le-Mac dynasty (1428-1682)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Caryophyllus III & IV
Georg Dionysius Ehret
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