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Kōgō, or incense box, with guri decoration
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Details
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- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- wood, covered in red, yellow, and black lacquer, and with carved decoration; interior covered in black lacquer; incense
- Dimensions
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with lid 4.3 cm (height)
without lid 3.5 cm (height)
11.5 cm (diameter)
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container › box › incense-box,
- No. of items
- 22
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1791
Glossary (3)
guri, gō, lacquer
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guri
Alternating layers of different coloured lacquers carved with a V-shaped knife to reveal the layers of colour in the cuts.
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gō
Art name
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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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