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Kōgō 香合 (incense boxes): Gallery 3

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Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo (162K) Imai_Masayuki_kogo (120K) Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant (87K) Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa (109K) Ki-seto_kogo (171K) Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto (140K) Kutani_floral_design (229K) Seto_plumblossom (179K) Celadon_circular_plumblossom (121K) Celadon_Daruma (143K) Celadon_goose (124K) Celadon_mousericebale (116K) Shino_3 (151K) Shino_4 (167K) Shino_square_1 (153K) Shino_square_2 (129K) Ki-kochi_kogo (219K) lacquer_mapleleaf (243K) lacquer_flower (210K) Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo (172K) Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo (156K) Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo (200K) Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo (67K) Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo (154K) Koichi_Kokudan (119K) Bizen_kogo_chicken (147K) Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_top (216K) Ceramic_globe_kogo (443K) Kogo_Hagi_horse (212K) Kogo_Sunkoroku (200K) Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum (170K) Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract (243K) Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo (176K) Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral (159K) Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo (229K) Lacquer_wood_lotusflower (717K)


Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo (162K)
Creator.Personal Name: 加藤健, 1947-
Creator.Personal Name: Kato Takeshi, 1947-
Description: sacred jewel (nyoi-hoju 如意宝珠); glazed yellow Seto ceramic ware (ki-seto yaki 黃瀨戶陶器); mark on the bottom; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.3 in., height 2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: top view.
Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo_top (184K)
Detail: interior.
Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo_interior (140K)
Detail: mark on bottom.
Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo_mark (173K)
Detail: tomobako lid.
Kato_Takeshi_kiseto_kogo_tomobako_lid (230K)


Imai_Masayuki_kogo (151K)
Creator.Personal Name: 今井政之, 1930-
Creator.Personal Name: Imai Masayuki, 1930-
Description: circular box; unglazed ceramic ware with the Chinese oracle bone script character 寅 on the lid—one of the 12 earthly branches used in reckoning time; mark on the bottom; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.7 in., height 1.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: top view.
Imai_Masayuki_kogo_top (229K)
Detail: side view.
Imai_Masayuki_kogo_side (123K)
Detail: interior.
Imai_Masayuki_kogo_interior (122K)
Detail: mark on bottom.
Imai_Masayuki_kogo_mark (196K)
Detail: tomobako lid.
Imai_Masayuki_kogo_tomobako_lid (223K)


Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant (87K)
Creator.Personal Name: 國田領治.
Creator.Personal Name: Kunita Ryoji.
Description: eggplant shaped box; lacquered wood; mark on the bottom; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: length 4.3 in., width 1.4 in., height 1.4 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: top view.
Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant_top (105K)
Detail: side view.
Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant_side (107K)
Detail: interior.
Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant_interior (215K)
Detail: mark on bottom.
Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant_mark (189K)
Detail: tomobako.
Kunita_Ryoji_eggplant_tomobako (186K)


Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa (95K)
Creator.Personal Name: 中村宗悦.
Creator.Personal Name: Nakamura Soetsu.
Description: biwa 琵琶 (short-necked fretted lute); lacquered wood; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: length 4.2 in., width 1.8 in., height 0.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: top view.
Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa_top (155K)
Detail: side view.
Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa_side (85K)
Detail: interior.
Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa_interior (296K)
Detail: tomobako lid.
Nakamura_Soetsu_biwa_tomobako (165K)


Ki-seto_kogo (171K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: square box; Ki-seto ceramic ware; unidentified kiln mark on bottom; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.7 X 2.6 in., height 1.6 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Ki-seto_kogo_side (155K)
Detail: side view.
Ki-seto_kogo_side2 (146K)
Detail:
Ki-seto_kogo_detail (157K)
Mark on bottom.
Ki-seto_kogo_mark (149K)
Detail: interior.
Ki-seto_kogo_interior (143K)
Tomobako lid.
Ki-seto_kogo_tomobako_lid (284K)


Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto (140K)
Creator.Personal Name: 川崎和楽.
Creator.Personal Name: Kawasaki Waraku.
Description: monkey dressed as a Shinto priest*; polychrome glazed Raku ceramic ware; mark on bottom; signed and sealed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2 X 1.7 in., height 3.7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

*There is a long tradition of such animal caricatures in Japan. See, for example, the Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物戯画).
Detail: side view.
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_side (128K)
Detail: back view.
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_back (125K)
Detail:
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_detail_face (137K)
Mark on bottom.
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_mark (122K)
Detail: interior.
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_interior (205K)
Tomobako lid.
Kawasaki_Waraku_monkey_Shinto_tomobako_lid (261K)


Kutani_floral_design (229K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 鏑木.
Creator.Corporate Name: Kaburaki.
Description: circular box with domed lid; Kutani ceramic ware with chrysanthemums on the outer suface and a garden scene on the inner surface of the lid; mark on bottom reads: Kutani made by Kaburaki* 九谷鏑木製.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.1, height 2.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Kaburaki web site.
Detail: side view.
Kutani_floral_design_side (197K)
Detail:
Kutani_floral_design_detail (201K)
Interior:
Kutani_floral_design_interior (164K)
Mark on bottom: 九谷鏑木製.
Kutani_floral_design_mark (99K)
Interior of lid:
Kutani_floral_design_lid_interior (246K)


Seto_plumblossom (179K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; Seto ceramic ware with plum blossom on the lid; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.5 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: top view.
Seto_plumblossom_top (177K)
Interior:
Seto_plumblossom_interior (105K)
Mark on bottom:
Seto_plumblossom_mark (163K)
Tomobako:
Seto_plumblossom_tomobako (135K)


Celadon_circular_plumblossom (121K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; Celadon ceramic ware with plum blossom on the lid; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.1 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: interior.
Celadon_circular_plumblossom_interior (97K)


Celadon_Daruma (143K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: Daruma figurine; Celadon ceramic ware; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.4 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: rear view.
Celadon_Daruma_back (115K)
Interior:
Celadon_Daruma_interior (94K)


Celadon_goose (124K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: Goose shaped box; Celadon ceramic ware; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.3 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Celadon_goose_side (125K)
Interior:
Celadon_goose_interior (152K)


Celadon_mousericebale (116K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: Mouse on a bale of rice; Celadon ceramic ware; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.1 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Celadon_mousericebale_side (118K)
Interior:
Celadon_mousericebale_interior (128K)


Shino_3 (151K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; Shino ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2 in., height 1.7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Shino_3_side (146K)
Interior:
Shino_3_interior (115K)
Mark on bottom:
Shino_3_mark (186K)


Shino_4 (167K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: square box; Shino ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 2.25 in. square, height 2.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Shino_4_side (176K)
Interior:
Shino_4_interior (107K)
Mark on bottom:
Shino_4_bottom (115K)


Shino_square_1 (153K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: square box; Shino ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 2 in. square, height 1.25 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Shino_square_1_side (147K)
Interior:
Shino_square_1_interior (120K)
Mark on bottom:
Shino_square_1_mark (171K)


Shino_square_2 (129K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: square box; Shino ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 2.1 in. square, height 1.25 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail: side view.
Shino_square_2_side (125K)
Interior:
Shino_square_2_interior (113K)


Ki-kochi_kogo (219K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; yellow glazed (ki-kochi) ceramic ware; rabbit design on interior of lid; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 2.1 in. square, height 1.25 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Top view:
Ki-kochi_kogo_top (152K)
Side view:
Ki-kochi_kogo_side (124K)
Interior:
Ki-kochi_kogo_interior (136K)
Interior of lid:
Ki-kochi_kogo_interior_lid (146K)
Unidentified seal on bottom:
Ki-kochi_kogo_mark (107K)


lacquer_mapleleaf (243K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; black lacquered wood with maki-e mapleleaf pattern; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.7 in., height 0.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Interior:
lacquer_mapleleaf_interior (160K)


lacquer_flower (210K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box; lacquered natural wood with maki-e flower and leaf pattern; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.5 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Interior:
lacquer_flower_interior (183K)


Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo (172K)
Creator.Personal Name: 大塩正初.
Creator.Personal Name: Ōshio Seisho.
Description: circular box; glazed akahada ceramic ware; mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.3 in., height 1.9 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Top view:
Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo_top (220K)
Detail:
Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo_detail (192K)
Interior:
Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo_interior (136K)
Mark on bottom:
Oshio_Seisho_akadada_kogo_mark (213K)


Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo (156K)
Creator.Personal Name: 木村陶峰.
Creator.Personal Name: Kimura Toho.
Description: rabbit shaped box; Bizen stoneware; mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.8 in., length 2.0 in., height 2.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Front view:
Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo_front (123K)
Detail:
Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo_detail (164K)
Interior:
Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo_interior (147K)
Side view:
Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo_side (151K)
Mark on bottom:
Kimura_Toho_bizen_rabbit_kogo_mark (257K)


Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo (200K)
Creator.Corporate Name: Mihama kiln (Wakayama Prefecture)
Description: circular box; glazed Kishu ceramic ware; chrysanthemum design on lid; unmarked; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.9 in., height 1.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail:
Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo_detail (104K)
Side view:
Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo_side (106K)
Interior:
Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo_interior (121K)
Tomobako:
Mihama_kiln_kishu_kogo_tomobako (229K)


Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo (67K)
Creator.Personal Name: 錦正 (野崎正二)
Creator.Personal Name: Kinsei (Nozaki Seiji)
Description: circular box; creamy white Satsuma porcelain ware with overglazed geometric design around the box; marked with potter's artist name: Kinsei 錦正; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.8 in., height 1.4 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail:
Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo_detail (58K)
Side view:
Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo_side (48K)
Interior:
Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo_interior (60K)
Mark on bottom: Kinsei 錦正.
Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo_mark (32K)
Tomobako:
Nozaki_Seiji_Satsuma_kogo_tomobako (80K)


Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo (154K)
Creator.Personal Name: 正佐々木, 1922-1997.
Creator.Personal Name: Tadashi Sasaki, 1922-1997.
Description: oblong box; black Oribe ware; marked with artist's name: Tadashi; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.1 in., height 2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo_side (143K)
Side view:
Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo_side2 (142K)
Interior:
Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo_interior (89K)
Mark on bottom: Tadashi.
Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo_mark (99K)
Tomobako:
Tadashi_Sasaki_oribe_kogo_tomobako (155K)
Mark & seal: Tadashi.
Tadashi_Sasaki_kuro_oribe_kogo_mark_seal (235K)


Koichi_Kokudan (119K)
Creator.Personal Name: 耕一.
Creator.Personal Name: Kōichi.
Description: circular box with handle; lacquered natural wood; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.5 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Koichi_Kokudan_side (112K)
Side view:
Koichi_Kokudan_side2 (127K)
Bottom:
Koichi_Kokudan_bottom (92K)
Interior:
Koichi_Kokudan_interior (106K)
Mark on bottom:
Koichi_Kokudan_mark (178K)
Tomobako:
Koichi_Kokudan_tomobako (191K)


Bizen_kogo_chicken (147K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: box with chicken perched on thatched roof; Bizen ceramic ware; mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 1.8 in., width 2.4 in., height 3 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Bizen_kogo_chicken_side (143K)
Top view:
Bizen_kogo_chicken_top (132K)
Mark on bottom:
Bizen_kogo_chicken_mark (136K)
Interior:
Bizen_kogo_chicken_interior (87K)


Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_top (216K)
Creator.Personal Name: 福田善朗.
Creator.Personal Name: Fukuda Yoshirō.
Description: circular box; lacquered wood with gold maki-e and mother-of-pearl design of morning glory flowers; mark on bottom; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.8 in., height .86 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_side (126K)
Side view:
Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_side2 (121K)
Interior:
Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_interior (114K)
Mark:
Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_mark (73K)
Tomobako:
Fukuda_Yoshiro_makie_kogo_tomobako (143K)


Ceramic_globe_kogo (443K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: globular box with handle; ceramic ware; unidentified mark on base.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.9 in., height 2.7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_side1 (433K)
Side view:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_side2 (458K)
Side view:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_side3 (487K)
Interior:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_interior (489K)
Detail:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_detail (434K)
Mark:
Ceramic_globe_kogo_mark (522K)


Kogo_Hagi_horse (212K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: oblong box with horse design on lid; Hagi ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bttom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.9 in., length 2.2 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_detail (184K)
Side view:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_side (140K)
Bottom:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_bottom (140K)
Interior:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_interior (141K)
Mark:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_mark (156K)
Tomobako lid:
Kogo_Hagi_horse_tomobakolid (239K)


Kogo_Sunkoroku (200K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: globular box with abstract design; ceramic ware in sunkoroku (Thai pottery) style; unidentified mark on bttom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.5 in., height 2.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_side (194K)
Side view:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_side2 (197K)
Bottom:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_bottom (139K)
Interior:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_interior (140K)
Mark:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_mark (138K)
Tomobako lid outside:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_tomobako_outside (230K)
Tomobako lid inside:
Kogo_Sunkoroku_tomobako_inside (214K)


Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum (170K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: circular box with chrysanthemum pattern; celadon ceramic ware; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.15 in., height .96 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum_side (126K)
Mark:
Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum_mark (147K)
Bottom:
Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum_bottom (138K)
Interior:
Kogo_celadon_Chrysanthemum_interior (140K)


Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract (243K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: circular box with gold maki-e abstract pattern; black lacquered wood; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.9 in., height .7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_side1 (115K)
Side view:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_side2 (118K)
Bottom:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_bottom (111K)
Interior:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_interior (135K)
Top view:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_top (257K)
Detail:
Kogo_lacquer_makie_abstract_detail (153K)


Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo (176K)
Creator.Personal Name: 栄峰.
Creator.Personal Name: Eihō.
Description: Kyoto ware ceramic box with blue pattern of ginko leaves on a white background; mark on bottom; small chip on lip of lid; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 2.2 in. square, height 2.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (175K)
Side view:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (209K)
Bottom:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (105K)
Interior:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_interior (127K)
Detail:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_detail (166K)
Mark:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_mark (110K)
Tomobako:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_tomobako (150K)
Tomobako lid:
Eiho_Kyoyaki_kogo_tomobako_lid (273K)


Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral (159K)
Creator.Personal Name: 友山.
Creator.Personal Name: Yūzan.
Description: Kutani ware round box with polychrome floral pattern; mark on bottom; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.5 in., height 1.4 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_side1 (168K)
Side view:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_side2 (171K)
Detail:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_detail (193K)
Interior:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_interior (112K)
Top view:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_top (209K)
Mark:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_mark (181K)
Tomobako:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_tomobako (159K)
Tomobako lid:
Yuzan_Kutani_kogo_floral_tomobako_lid (283K)


Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo (229K)
Creator.Personal Name: 東谷.
Creator.Personal Name: Higashitani*.
Description: round box with inlaid chrysanthemum pattern on Korean blue porcelain; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 3.2 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Other readings of the characters for the artist's signature could be: Azumaya, Tōtani, Higashidani, etc.
Side view:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_side1 (109K)
Side view:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_side2 (109K)
Detail:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_detail (142K)
Mark:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_mark (126K)
Interior:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_interior (132K)
Bottom:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_bottom (118K)
Tomobako:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_tomobako (204K)
Tomobako lid:
Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_tomobako_lid (284K)


Lacquer_wood_lotusflower (717K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: round box with lotus flower maki-e on red lacquered wood; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquered wood.
Measurements: diameter 3 in., height 1.4 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Lacquer_wood_lotusflower_side1 (412K)
Interior:
Lacquer_wood_lotusflower_interior (550K)
Bottom:
Lacquer_wood_lotusflower_botom (702K)


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