Satsuma kōgō, or incense box, with chrysanthemums

Details

• Title

  Satsuma kōgō, or incense box, with chrysanthemums

• Artist/maker

  attributed to Chin Jukan XII (1835 - 1906) (potter)

  Chin Jukan Workshop (established c. 1598) (potter)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Satsuma province › Naeshirogawa kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Europe (probable) (probable original location)

• Date

  c. 1900

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with polychrome overglaze enamels, including gold

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › box › incense-box;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  with lid 3.7 cm (height)
  without lid 2.3 cm (height)
  8 cm (diameter)
  at foot 4 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 36 | Japan from 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.665

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