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Kōgō, or incense box, depicting Handaka Sonja conjuring a dragon from his bowl
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Associated people
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Handaka Sonja (possibly active 5th century BC) (subject)
- Material and technique
- wood, covered in lacquer, and with carved decoration
- Dimensions
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with lid 3.1 cm (height)
without lid 1.3 cm (height)
lid 1.5 cm (height)
5.7 cm (diameter)
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container › box › incense-box,
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1792
Glossary (2)
gō, lacquer
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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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