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Incense Container (Kōgō) with Itinerant Monk’s Pack and Ivy Design

Incense Container (Kōgō) with Itinerant Monk’s Pack and Ivy Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; metal fittings

Edo period, 1615-1868

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