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An incense container in the shape of a covered box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Maker Japanese Artist
Date19th century
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Karatsu 唐津燒)
Dimensions2 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (6.2 x 5 x 5.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.71
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a covered box.
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 maple leaf.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 1857
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 frog atop the cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th 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 crouching sheep.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Sakata Deika 坂田泥華
20th century
An incense container in the shape of a round, covered box with floral designs on the cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
18th-19th century

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