Incense container

Incense container by Unidentified artist

Medium

Maki-e lacquer with inlay of cloisonne, ceramic and shell

Dimensions

H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868)–Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Accession Number

1975.268.180a, b

Tags

Birds

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