Kyo-yaki Incense box / Kōgō with Buddhist symbology
Use
Incense box used in Japanese tea ceremony
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Kyo-yaki
Date made
circa 1830 - circa 1860
Time Period
Late Edo, Edo
Place
City
Kyoto
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Dimensions
Height
3.5 cm
Width
6 cm
Length
6 cm
Material
Ceramic
Colors
Color
Green, Yellow, Purple, Turquoise, Buff
Color Notes
Buff clay with green and yellow gaze. Decoration in purple and interior turquoise.
Condition
Overall Condition
Very Good
General Notes
Note
The seal script character is difficult to read. It is one character, whose left component is 水 (sanzui さんずい, water). Labeled as the work of Komaru Tatsu-no-Shin with a reference to Morse (pg 314)
