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A lidded lacquer box with lid in the shape of a pepper.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Incense container (kogo 香合)

Artist Kōgetsu Taishō (Japanese, active early 20th century)
Dateearly Shōwa era, c. 1920 – 1930
Place of originJapan
MediumKanshitsu or dry and colored lacquer
Dimensions1 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (3.8 × 8.6 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
Object number2016.59.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionA lidded lacquer box with lid in the shape of a pepper.
Bibliography
Kagedo: Yukei, Reflective Paths
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Incense container (kogo 香合)
Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
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Kuze Kyuho II 久世久寶 （二代)
Showa period (1926-1989)
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2005
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Japanese Artist
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A lidded incense container with the design of a white rabbit sitting on a rock on its cover.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Miyagawa Toranosuke (Makuzu Kozan I) 宮川香山
19th-20th century
An incense container in the shape of a mirror box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Raku XIII Seinyu 楽惺入
Showa period (1926-1989), c. 1922-1944
An incense container in the shape of a covered box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Japanese Artist
19th century
An incense container in the shape of a hexagon box.
Incense container (kogo 香合)
Raku X Tannyu 楽旦入
19th 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
A fine cinnabar lacquer box and cover of flat cylindrical form, the box and cover carved in relief with sprays of leafy lychee branches laden with fruit on a geometric ground diaper. The fruit carved with five different diapers, and the interior lacquered black.
Box and Cover
Chinese Artist
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Quiet Monolog of Bohumil Hrabal (12/20)
Jiri Anderle
1979
Circular Box with Inlaid Lotus Design
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