Round, lidded incense container (kōbako)

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 2082.1-2
Type: object for daily use; lacquers
Date of production:
second half of the 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials/Techniques: wood, lacquer, maki-e
Dimensions: diameter 7.8 cm
height 2.7 cm
Incense container (kōgō) decorated with Raijin (the Shinto deity of lightning) caught in a spider web and momiji (autumn maple tree leaves). Unsigned.