Incense Box (Kogo) with Camellia Design

1500s

Maker Unknown

Japanese Art

Incense Box (Kogo) with Camellia Design, 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Carved wood with black and red lacquer; diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.3.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Lacquer
Formatted Medium: carved wood with black and red lacquer
Medium: carved, wood, black, red, lacquer
Dimensions: Diameter: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1993.3.a
Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Exhibitions: Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120); March 4, 2003 - July 22, 2003.
Rights Statement: CC0