Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Plum Blossom
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850
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