Cube-Shaped Incense Box (Kogo) Painted with Cobalt Blue with Landscape and Ram Motifs

Japan

Momoyama period (1573-1615), 17th century

  • Titles Cube-Shaped Incense Box (Kogo) Painted with Cobalt Blue with Landscape and Ram Motifs (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
  • Dimensions 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of James B. Haines V, Susan H. Payne, Sarah H. Trippett, James V. Fairley Jr., A. McWane Fairley, Robert B. Braham, and Nancy Braham Buchanan, 2014.5a-b
  • Work Type box with cover
  • Classification Containers

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