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An incense container in the shape of a maple leaf.
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), 1857
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Hagi 萩燒)
Dimensions7/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 in. (2.3 x 7.8 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.60
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a maple leaf.
A square incense container with a frog atop the cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
An incense container in the shape of a crouching sheep.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Sakata Deika 坂田泥華
20th century
An incense container in the shape of a covered box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
A pointed globular incense container with underglaze painting of a bird and a plant.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th 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
An incense container in the shape of a beehive with two bees sitting on top of it.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Sakaida Kakiemon XII
Meiji period (1868-1912), c. 1915
An incense container in the shape of a flat cushion decorated with a plum blossom.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

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