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Incense Container (Kōgō) with Pea Pod and Vine Design

Incense Container (Kōgō) with Pea Pod and Vine Design

1658 - 1716

Designed by Ogata Kōrin 尾形光琳

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with textured sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays

Edo period, 1615-1868

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