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
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Flowers