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

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Ohi Choami 大樋長阿弥 (Japanese)
Date20th century
Place of originJapan
MediumGlazed ceramic (Ohi 大樋焼)
Dimensions2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 5/16 in. (5.2 x 5 x 5.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman
Object number2012.8.74
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn incense container in the shape of a bird.
A square incense container with turned-in corners. On top of the lid there is a sculptural representation of Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom, happiness, and longevity, sitting on a turtle riding across the ocean of prosperity.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Ohi Chozaemon V (Hodoan Kanbei)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a shrimp (ebi).
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Ohi Kisen
Showa period (1926-1989)
An incense container in the shape of a clutch of plover chicks huddled together in a nest with pointillist details on a warm white ground.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a lotus root.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a kasa, a straw hat with color enamel and gold decoration on the inside.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Chozo (Makuzu Chozo) 宮川長造
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
An incense container in the shape of a stylized pomegranate.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Kiyomizu Rokubei I 清水六兵衛 (初代)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
An incense container in the shape of a kimono handbag.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
An incense container in the shape of a rabbit.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Masando Oshio 大塩正人
20th century
A domed square incense container with contoured edges and corners. Two rabbits painted on the lower part of the front in white glaze over green like a hill against the unglazed brown body of the piece. Both rabbits are outlined in gold lacquer and have red lacquered eyes.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Kuze Kyuho II 久世久寶 （二代)
Showa period (1926-1989)
A 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.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
Momoyama period (16th century)
A five-petal flower-shaped incense container.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
20th century
A square incense container with a green glazed cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century

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