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Incense Box (lid): Seto Ware
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Old Seto, also called Koseto ware, was typically coated with an ash glaze in the mineral feldspar, which produced a yellow or grayish-green glaze. This palette appealed to medieval Buddhist priests and samurai alike. The practice of burning incense in religious, court, and domestic settings dates from the early 700s in Japan.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineIncense Box (lid): Seto Ware, 1200s–1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Glazed stoneware; diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1975.170.b
