Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Plum Blossom

Unknown Artist

ca. 1850

Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Plum Blossom by Unknown Artist

Medium

Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Hizen ware)

Dimensions

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.211

Tags

Flowers

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