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A pointed globular incense container with underglaze painting of a bird and a plant.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Maker Japanese Artist
DateEdo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Seto Sometsuke 瀨戶染付燒)
Dimensions1 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (2.6 x 3 x 3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.56
Collections
Visual DescriptionA pointed globular incense container with underglaze painting of a bird and a plant.

An incense container in the shape of a bird.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
17th century
A square box with floral design, and a boy on a raft on one side and animal on the other.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
A boat-shaped incense container with the seven gods of happiness standing a boat deck, all rendered in amazing detail with a spectacular light gray-green glaze.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Masaki Hanjiro
Edo period (1615-1868)
An incense container in the shape of a maple leaf.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 1857
An incense container in the shape of a covered box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
A square incense container with a frog atop the cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
A square incense container with a cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
18th-19th century
An incense container in the shape of a highly detailed hut or teahouse. The foundation holds the incense, while the wattle walls and roof are of one piece.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Yoshimitsu
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
An 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.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Takahashi Rakusai III 高橋樂齋（三代）
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a tanuki, a raccoon-dog.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Takahashi Rakusai IV 高橋樂齋（四代）
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a sitting boar (inoshishi).
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Kizu Sozen
Meiji period (1868-1912)
An incense container in the shape of Fukinoto (i.e., Butterbur) sprout.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Eiraku XI Hozen 永樂保全
Edo period (1615-1868), c. 1843-1848

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