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Kogo (incense box)
Kogo (incense box)

Kogo (incense box)

Maker
Date1941
MediumLacquer with gold dust and abalone shell inlay
Dimensions1 x 3 1/8 inches (2.5 x 7.9 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Harold L. Bache, Class of 1916, and Alice K. Bache
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Boxes (Containers)
  • Japanese
  • Gold
  • Inlay
  • Lacquer
  • lead alloy
  • Shell
  • Birds
  • Crests
  • Flowers
  • Mythological creatures
  • Phoenixes
  • Pine tree branches
  • Plants
Object number62.2731 a
Collections
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