BoxesJapanese17th-18th century

Incense Container (Kōgō) with Pea Pod and Vine Design

Early Edo period, late 17th century-early 18th century

Artists

Ogata Kōrin 尾形光琳Artist

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with textured sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.2 x Diam. 9.2 cm (1 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.)

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