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Image Not Available for Incense box (kogo) in shape of a letter
Incense box (kogo) in shape of a letter
Image Not Available for Incense box (kogo) in shape of a letter

Incense box (kogo) in shape of a letter

18th century
Medium/TechniqueLacquered wood; maki-e, nashiji
Dimensions3.76 x 6.63 x 4.43 cm (1 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number05.22a-b
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ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenanceWaggaman sale, 1905 January 26
Writing box (suzuribako ) with decoration of grapes and butterfly
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
Handaka sonja
second half of 19th century