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Image Not Available for Incense box (kogo) with maki-e peony design
Incense box (kogo) with maki-e peony design
Image Not Available for Incense box (kogo) with maki-e peony design

Incense box (kogo) with maki-e peony design

19th century
Medium/TechniqueWood; lacquer and maki-e decoration
DimensionsOverall: 11.6 x 13.9 x 17.5 cm (4 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5823
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ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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