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Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck
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Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck

c. 1700–1868 · Stoneware with glaze and incised decoration

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The artist incised the bird's feet on the bottom of the box.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineIncense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Mandarin Duck, c. 1700–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Stoneware with glaze and incised decoration; overall: 4.5 x 7.1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Holden Collection, 1918.789
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