A lidded incense container with the design of a white rabbit sitting on a rock on its cover.

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Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Miyagawa Toranosuke (Makuzu Kozan I) 宮川香山 (Japanese, 1842 - 1916)

Date19th-20th century

Place of originJapan

MediumGlazed ceramic

Dimensions1 3/16 x 2 x 1 5/8 in. (3 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Sandra G. Saltzman

Object number2012.8.82

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Visual DescriptionA lidded incense container with the design of a white rabbit sitting on a rock on its cover.

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