Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Maker Unknown Japanese Artist

DateMomoyama period (16th century)

Made/manufacturedJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic (Oribe 织部焼)

Dimensions1 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 2 in. (3 x 4.5 x 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.61

Collections

ASIAN

DescriptionA gourd-shaped incense container of brown clay partly covered with light gray and a splash of dark green glaze. Geometrical designs of two overlapping circles and a stylized spool painted in iron oxide.

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