千鳥松蒔絵香合|Incense Box (Kogo) with Pines and Plovers

early 14th century

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Title: 千鳥松蒔絵香合|Incense Box (Kogo) with Pines and Plovers
Date Created: early 14th century
Physical Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Type: Incense box
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53200
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
Culture: Japan

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