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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1954.47.A-B
People
Namikawa Yasuyuki, Japanese (1845 - 1929)
Title
Globular Covered Incense Container (Kōgō) with Decoration of Flowers and Butterflies
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Kōgō
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Meiji period, circa 1890
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Kyoto Metropolitan Area, Kyōto
Period
Meiji era, 1868-1912
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/332681

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cloisonné enamel ware; polychrome enamels on brass; with incised signature reading "Kyōto Namikawa" on a silver plaque adhered to the base
Dimensions
overall, with cover: H. 8.5 x Diam. 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: with incised signature reading "Kyōto Namikawa" on a silver plaque adhered to th

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
Accession Year
1954
Object Number
1954.47.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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