Persimmon-Shaped Incense Box (Kogo) Painted with Cobalt Blue

Japan

Momoyama period (1573-1615), 17th century

  • Titles Persimmon-Shaped Incense Box (Kogo) Painted with Cobalt Blue (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium porcelain with underglas cobalt blue decoration
  • Dimensions 1 5/8 x 2 in. Diam. (4.1 x 5.1 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, 2014.6a-b
  • Work Type box with cover
  • Classification Containers