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

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Maker Japanese Artist
DateMeiji period (1868-1912), 1899
Place of originJapan
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
Visual 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).
An early Bizen ware incense container in the shape of a blowfish (fugu).
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Botanical print of Trillium Sessile (toadshade), a plant with a tuberous root, three green outer leaves, three light purple inner leaves, and a deep red flower with three petals.
Trillium Sessile
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
An incense container in the shape of a bird.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Uragami Zenji 浦上善次
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a bird.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Uragami Zenji 浦上善次
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a sitting monkey dressed in a summer Kimono (yukata).
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
An incense container in the shape of a thatch-roofed house.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Sekisen 石仙
19th century
An incense container in the shape of a bird.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
An incense container in the shape of a gibbon.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
Well carved around the sides in low relief with a dense frieze of foliate blooms and furled leaves, issuing from a collar of petals encircling the base, forming a ring foot, the underside with a flowerhead, set with two flowerhead-form handles suspending loose rings, the interior center with a flowerhead, the greenish white stone striated with gray, minor chips.
Chrysanthemum Dish with Ring Handles
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Of tapering globular shape, carved with two layers of eight lotus petals rising from the shallow, pedestal foot, with angular spout, curved handle and plain, straight-cut neck rising from the rounded shoulder, the cover carved as a lotus pad with a four up-turned leaves centered by a mandarin duck holding a lotus spray in its beak, some russet flaws and pale inclusions
Wine Ewer and Cover
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Top with chrysanthemum, diaper design (petals) along outer edge alternating with patterns
Covered Box
Vietnamese
Le-Mac dynasty (1428-1682)
Bowl with shallow well-hollowed form, carved around the sides with feathery leaves and floral sprig springing from a collar of petals encircling the flat base, the underside with a flowerhead of overlapping radiating petals, the rim set with two upright floral sprig handles and loose rings, the thin translucent stone of yellowish green color, minute chips
Bowl
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century

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