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Kōgō 香合 (incense boxes): Gallery 4

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Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo (186K) Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo (153K) Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo (136K) Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo (182K) Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo (138K) Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo (131K) Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo (194K) turtle_kogo_kyoyaki (153K) Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes (138K) Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo (164K) Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo (121K) Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken (176K) Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo (172K) Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle (127K) Wood_bird_kogo (105K) Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo (114K) Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro (132K) Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo (131K) Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo (197K) Hanko_ceramic_kogo (154K) Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse (111K) Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo (96K) Hagi_kogo_turtle (170K) Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo (160K) Ceramic_kogo_mice_radish (248K) Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo (161K) Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo (189K) Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon (133K) Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane (145K) Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo (143K) Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo (142K) Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog (119K) Koma_lacquer_kogo (107K) horse_kogo (1613K) sheep_kogo (715K) Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo (172K)


Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo (186K)
Creator.Personal Name: 手塚祥堂.
Creator.Personal Name: Tezuka Shodo.
Description: circular box; glazed blue and white Kyoto ceramic ware; mark on the bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.7 in., height 1.7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Detail:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_detail (44K)
Detail:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_detail2 (87K)
Interior:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_interior (150K)
Bottom:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (129K)
Side view:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (124K)
Side view:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (128K)
Top view:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_top (198K)
Mark:
Shodo_Tezuka_kyoyaki_kogo_mark (53K)


Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo (153K)
Creator.Corporate Name: Shoko kiln (Mie Prefecture)
Description: biwa shaped box; glazed Matsuzaka-Banko ware; mark on the bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 3.7 in., width 2 in., height 1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_side1 (107K)
Side view:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_side2 (113K)
Interior:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_interior (164K)
Bottom:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_bottom (155K)
Top view:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_top (129K)
Mark:
Shoko_kiln_biwa_kogo_mark (140K)


Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo (136K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 香蘭社.
Creator.Corporate Name: Kōransha.
Description: shishi shaped box; Akita ware porcelain; Kōransha orchid mark on the bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.5 in., height 2.25 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_side1 (140K)
Side view:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_side2 (136K)
Front view:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_front (128K)
Rear view:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_rear (133K)
Interior:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_interior (101K)
Mark:
Koransha_porcelain_shishi_kogo_mark (119K)


Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo (182K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 宗峰.
Creator.Corporate Name: Sōhō.
Description: incense box; lacquered wood with gold maki-e floral design on interior of lid; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.6 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_side1 (120K)
Side view:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_side2 (126K)
Interior:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_side2_interior1 (131K)
Interior:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_side2_interior2 (136K)
Detail:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_side2_interior_detail (240K)
Tomobako lid:
Soho_lacquer_wood_gold_makie_flower_kogo_tomobako_lid (271K)


Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo (138K)
Creator.Name: Unknown.
Description: incense box; ceramic Kyoto ware with maple and ginko leaf pattern.
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.
Side view:
Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (136K)
Side view:
Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (133K)
Interior:
Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo_interior (123K)
Bottom:
Maple_Ginko_leaf_kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (100K)


Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo (131K)
Creator.Personal Name: 橋本城岳.
Creator.Personal Name: Hashimoto Jogaku.
Description: oblong incense box shaped like a child's toy [buriburi ぶりぶり, a hexagonal rolling toy]; ceramic Kyoto ware with shochikubai motif (pine tree, plum, bamboo) and cranes and turtles; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 5.2 in., width 1.7 in., height 1.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (126K)
Side view:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (126K)
Interior:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_interior (172K)
Bottom:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (141K)
Detail:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_detail1 (158K)
Detail:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_detail2 (175K)
Detail:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_detail3 (165K)
Detail:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_detail4 (152K)
Mark:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_mark (103K)
Tomobako lid:
Hashimoto_Jogaku_kyoyaki_kogo_tomobako_lid (136K)


Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo (194K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 泰山窯.
Creator.Corporate Name: Taizan Kiln (Nagasaki Prefecture)
Description: hexagonal incense; ceramic Hirado ware with floral and geometric design; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.6 in., width 2.6 in., height 1.2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_side1 (132K)
Side view:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_side2 (123K)
Interior:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_interior (139K)
Bottom:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_bottom (110K)
Detail:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_detail1 (215K)
Detail:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_detail2 (204K)
Top:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_top (224K)
Mark:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_mark (59K)
Tomobako:
Taizan_kiln_Hirado_kogo_tomobako (174K)


turtle_kogo_kyoyaki (153K)
Creator.Name: Unidentified.
Description: turtle; ceramic Kyoto ware; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 1.5 in., width 2.9 in., height 1.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
turtle_kogo_side1_kyoyaki (116K)
Side view:
turtle_kogo_side2_kyoyaki (117K)
Interior:
turtle_kogo_interior_kyoyaki (86K)
Top:
turtle_kogo_top_kyoyaki (130K)
Mark:
turtle_kogo_mark_kyoyaki (107K)
Tomobako:
turtle_kogo_tomobako_kyoyaki (193K)


Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes (138K)
Creator.Personal Name: 柳海剛, 1894-1993.
Creator.Personal Name: Yu Hegan, 1894-1993.
Description: fan-shaped box; Korean blue porcelain with cranes pattern; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 3.8 in., length 2.4 in., height 0.9 in .
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_side1 (116K)
Side view:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_side2 (136K)
Interior:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_interior (173K)
Mark on bottom:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_bottom_mark (139K)
Detail:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_detail (177K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Hegan_Yu_blue_porcelain_kogo_cranes_tomobako_lid_interior (186K)


Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo (164K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 廣州窯.
Creator.Corporate Name: Kōshū kiln (Korea).
Description: hexagonal box; Korean blue porcelain with floral pattern on lid; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Korean.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.6 in., 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.
Side view:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_side1 (116K)
Side view:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_side2 (123K)
Interior:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_interior (118K)
Bottom:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_bottom (116K)
Mark on bottom:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_mark (84K)
Top:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_top (184K)
Tomobako:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_tomobako (130K)
Tomobako lid:
Koshu_kiln_Korean_blue_porcelain_kogo_tomobako_lid (225K)


Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo (121K)
Creator.Corporate Name: 薩陶山 (窯)
Creator.Corporate Name: Satsu Tozan (kiln).
Description: circular box; cream-clored porcelain with abstract pattern; mark on bottom; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.4 in., height 1.1 in .
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_sidel1 (118K)
Side view:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_sidel2 (117K)
Interior:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_interior (101K)
Bottom:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_bottom (104K)
Mark on bottom:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_mark (151K)
Detail:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_detail1 (152K)
Detail:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_detail2 (175K)
Tomobako lid:
Satsutozan_Satsuma_kogo_tomobako_lid (246K)


Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken (176K)
Creator.Personal Name: 木村陶峰.
Creator.Personal Name: Kimura Tohō.
Description: chicken-shaped box; natural glazed Bizen ware; mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.3 in., length 1.5 in., height 2.8 in .
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_side1 (166K)
Top view:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_top (134K)
Interior:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_interior (160K)
Bottom:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_bottom (117K)
Mark on bottom:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_mark (155K)
Detail:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_detail1 (182K)
Detail:
Kimura_Toho_Bizen_chicken_detail2 (158K)


Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo (172K)
Creator.Personal Name: 久世宗春.
Creator.Personal Name: Sōshun Kuze.
Description: boat-shaped box; lacquered wood; unmarked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: width 3.5 in., length 1.8 in., height 1.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_side1 (94K)
Side view:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_side2 (94K)
Interior:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_interior (142K)
Bottom:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_botom (124K)
Front view:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_front (113K)
Tomobako:
Soshun_Kuze_boat_lacquer_kogo_tomobako (178K)


Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle (127K)
Creator.Personal Name: 横石嘉助.
Creator.Personal Name: Yokoishi Kasuke.
Description: turtle; ceramic ware incense case with tri-colored (sancai 三彩) glaze; unmarked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 3.1 in., length 2.4 in., height 2.0 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle_side1 (114K)
Side view:
Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle_side2 (115K)
Interior:
Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle_interior (140K)
Bottom:
Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle_bottom (105K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Yokoishi_Kasuke_sansai_turtle_tomobako_lid_inside (179K)


Wood_bird_kogo (105K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: bird; lacquered wood incense case; marked; with tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: length 1.6 in., width 2.3 in., height 1.6 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Wood_bird_kogo_side1 (114K)
Front view:
Wood_bird_kogo_front (118K)
Interior:
Wood_bird_kogo_interior (129K)
Bottom:
Wood_bird_kogo_bottom (146K)
Mark:
Wood_bird_kogo_mark (130K)


Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo (114K)
Creator.Personal Name: 筑城筑良.
Creator.Personal Name: Tsukushiro Tsukuryo.
Description: eboshi (烏帽子), black-lacquered headgear originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to common people; Yamanaka style lacquered wood incense case; unmarked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: width 2.6 in., length 1.6 in., height 3.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_side1 (147K)
Side view:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_side2 (138K)
Interior:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_interior (124K)
Bottom:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_bottom (57K)
Detail:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_detail1 (201K)
Detail:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_detail2 (143K)
Tomobako lid:
Tsukushiro_Tsukuryo_eboshi_kogo_tomobako_side (158K)


Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro (132K)
Creator.Personal Name: 玉村松月.
Creator.Personal Name: Tamamura Shōgetsu.
Description: hexagonal box; Hagi ware ceramic incense case; marked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.4 in., length 2.2 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_side1_lid (120K)
Side view:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_side2_lid (130K)
Interior:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_interior (113K)
Bottom:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_bottom (104K)
Detail:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_detail1 (113K)
Detail:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_detail2 (63K)
Mark:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_mark (127K)
Tomobako lid:
Tamamura_Shogetsu_Hagi_koro_tomobako_lid (221K)


Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo (131K)
Creator.Personal Name: 河合瑞豊, d. 1971.
Creator.Personal Name: Kawai Zuihō, d. 1971.
Description: circular box; Kyo-yaki ware ceramic incense case; marked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.9 in., height 2.6 in
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

See also a Kyoto ceramic ware with mishima style inlay by the same potter.
Side view:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (142K)
Side view:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (140K)
Interior:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_interior (115K)
Bottom:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (128K)
Detail:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_detail1 (98K)
Detail:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_detail2 (152K)
Mark:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_mark (145K)
Top view:
Kawai_Zuiho_kyoyaki_kogo_top (172K)


Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo (197K)
Creator.Personal Name: 畑幸春.
Creator.Personal Name: Hata Kōshun.
Description: circular box; Wajima lacquered wood with maki-e maple leaf design; unmarked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.8 in., height 0.9 in
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_side1 (102K)
Side view:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_side2 (86K)
Interior:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_interior (114K)
Bottom:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_bottom (111K)
Detail:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_detail2 (1) (54K)
Detail:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_detail2 (2) (188K)
Inside of lid:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_insidelid (135K)
Tomobako lid:
Hata_Koshun_lacquer_makie_kogo_tomobako_lid (219K)


Hanko_ceramic_kogo (154K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: hanko, seal-shaped box; ceramic incense case; unmarked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 1.8 in. square, height 2.3 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_side1 (158K)
Side view:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_side2 (134K)
Interior:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_interior (142K)
Bottom:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_bottom (125K)
Detail:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_detail1 (179K)
Detail:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_detail2 (183K)
Seal face on bottom:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_seal (150K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Hanko_ceramic_kogo_tomobako_lid_inside (215K)


Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse (111K)
Creator.Personal Name: 岩淵重哉.
Creator.Personal Name: Iwabuchi Shigeya.
Description: horse-shaped box resemblng early Japanese haniwa pottery; Kyo-yaki ware ceramic incense case; marked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 2.9 in., width 1.2 in., height 2.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_side1 (123K)
Front view:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_front (81K)
Interior:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_interior (106K)
Bottom:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_bottom (117K)
Detail:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_detail1 (120K)
Top view:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_top (87K)
Mark:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_mark (115K)
Tomobako lid:
Iwabuchi_Shigeya_kyoyaki_horse_tomobako_lid (134K)


Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo (96K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: pagoda-shaped box; glazed blue Kyo-yaki ware ceramic incense case; marked; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.3 in., length 2.3 in., height 3.9 in .
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_side1 (110K)
Side view:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_side2 (103K)
Interior:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_interior (97K)
Top view:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_top (107K)
Detail:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_detail1 (104K)
Detail:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_detail2 (95K)
Mark:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_mark (87K)
Tomobako lid:
Kyoto_blue_porcelain_Three-storied_pagoda_kogo_tomobako_lid_inside (127K)


Hagi_kogo_turtle (170K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: circular box; glazed Hagi ware ceramic incense case with a turtle design on cover; unidentified mark on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 2.8 in., height 1.2 in .
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.
Side view:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_side1 (110K)
Side view:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_side2 (118K)
Interior:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_interior (128K)
Bottom:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_bottom (110K)
Detail:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_detail (169K)
Mark:
Hagi_kogo_turtle_mark (165K)


Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo (160K)
Creator.Personal Name: 小林孝男, 1951-
Creator.Personal Name: Kobayashi Takao, 1951-
Description: circular box; green glazed Ushinoto ware (牛ノ戸焼) ceramic incense case; unmarked in the mingei tradition; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: diameter 4.13 in., height 2.75 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Potter's photograph:
Kobayashi_Takao_photo (65K)
Side view:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_side1 (158K)
Side view:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_side2 (147K)
Interior:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_interior (127K)
Bottom:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_bottom (129K)
Detail:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_detail1 (168K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Kobayashi_Takao_ushinoto-yaki_kogo_tomobako_inside (214K)


Ceramic_kogo_mice_radish (248K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unidentified.
Description: ema [Shinto prayer plaque depicting mice gnawing on a radish]; ceramic incense case [Kyoto ware?]; unidentified mark.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 1.5 x 2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Interior:
Ceramic_kogo_mice_radish_interior (244K)
Bottom:
Ceramic_kogo_mice_radish_bottom (279K)
Mark:
Ceramic_kogo_mice_radish_mark (230K)


Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo (161K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: persimmon; red sandalwood incense case; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.3 in., height 2.0 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Interior:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_interior (122K)
Bottom:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_bottom (133K)
Side view:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_side1 (147K)
Side view:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_side2 (159K)
Detail:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_detail1 (171K)
Top view:
Persimmon_red_sandalwood_kogo_top (176K)




Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo (189K)
Creator.Personal Name: 高野昭阿弥.
Creator.Personal Name: Takano Shoami.
Description: square box; Kyoto ware ceramic incense case with butterfly design on top and flowers on sides; mark on bottom; 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 1.4 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Side view:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (139K)
Side view:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (154K)
Interior:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_interior (118K)
Bottom:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (121K)
Mark:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_mark (63K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Takano_Shoami_Kyoyaki_kogo_tomobako_interior (209K)


Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon (133K)
Creator.Personal Name: 石田 来之助.
Creator.Personal Name: Ishida Rainosuke.
Description: dragon; Kyoto ware white porcelain incense case; mark on bottom; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: width 2.4 in., length 1.9 in. height 2 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Side view:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_side1 (144K)
Side view:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_side2 (141K)
Interior:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_interior (164K)
Bottom:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_bottom (150K)
Mark:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_mark (64K)
Tomobako lid:
Ishida_Rainosuke_kogo_dragon_tomobako_lid (225K)


Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane (145K)
Creator.Personal Name: 大江勝山.
Creator.Personal Name: Oe Shozan.
Description: crane; wooden incense case; marked on bottom; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: width 2.8 in., length 2 in., height 1.7 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Interior:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_interior (206K)
Bottom:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_bottom (197K)
Side view:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_side1 (139K)
Side view:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_side2 (135K)
Detail:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_detail1 (165K)
Top view:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_top (169K)
Mark:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_mark (133K)
Tomobako lid interior:
Oe_Shozan_kogo_wood_crane_tomobako_lid_interior (189K)


Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo (143K)
Creator.Personal Name: 富田 静山.
Creator.Personal Name: Tomita Seizan.
Description: blue and white Kyoto ceramic ware incense case; marked on bottom.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: 1.8 in. square, height 2.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Interior:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_interior (101K)
Bottom:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_bottom (100K)
Side view:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_side1 (130K)
Side view:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_side2 (109K)
Detail:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_detail (127K)
Mark:
Tomita_Seizan_kyoyaki_kogo_mark (56K)


Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo (142K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: crescent moon; block lacquered wood incense case with red interior; unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: width 2.6 in., length 1.2 in., height 0.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Interior:
Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo_interior (166K)
Side view:
Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo_side1 (147K)
Side view:
Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo_side2 (97K)
Side view:
Crescent_moon_wood_lacquer_kogo_side3 (91K)


Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog (119K)
Creator.Personal Name: 伊東桂楽, 1942-
Creator.Personal Name: Ito Keiraku, 1942-
Description: polychrome inu hariko 犬張子 (papier-mache dog--children's toy and/or birthing charm); Raku ceramic ware incense case; marked on bottom; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 1.4 in. x width 2.0 in. x height 2.1 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Side view:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_side1 (116K)
Side view:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_side2 (122K)
Interior:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_interior (66K)
Bottom:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_bottom (84K)
Front view:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_front (92K)
Mark:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_mark (93K)
Tomobako:
Ito_Keiraku_Raku_toy_dog_tomobako (131K)


Koma_lacquer_kogo (107K)
Creator.Personal Name: Unknown.
Description: polychrome circular box; Koma-nuri こま塗 style lacquer ware (concentric circles with bold color scheme); unmarked.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: diameter 2.9 in., height 0.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Side view:
Koma_lacquer_kogo_side1 (69K)
Side view:
Koma_lacquer_kogo_side2 (64K)
Interior:
Koma_lacquer_kogo_interior (75K)
Bottom:
Koma_lacquer_kogo_bottom (62K)
Top view:
Koma_lacquer_kogo_top (87K)


horse_kogo (1613K)
Creator.Personal Name: 悠三.
Creator.Personal Name: Yūzō.
Description: horse; ceramic ware; mark on bottom: 悠三 Yūzō.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 3 in., width 1 in., height 2.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

One suggestion is Kondo Yūzō 近藤悠三 (1902-1985) but the ceramic style is very different from his trademark sometsuke 染付 (cobalt-blue underglazed technique) and more akin to Hagi ware.
Side view:
horse_kogo_side1 (1122K)
Side view:
horse_kogo_side2 (1169K)
Interior:
horse_kogo_interior (1149K)
Bottom:
horse_kogo_bottom (1361K)
Mark:
horse_kogo_mark (123K)


sheep_kogo (715K)
Creator.Personal Name: 悠三.
Creator.Personal Name: Yūzō.
Description: sheep; ceramic ware; mark on bottom: 悠三 Yuzo.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Pottery, Japanese.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: ceramic (material)
Measurements: length 3 in., width 1 in., height 1.5 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

One suggestion is Kondo Yūzō 近藤悠三 (1902-1985) but the ceramic style is very different from his trademark sometsuke 染付 (cobalt-blue underglazed technique) and more akin to Hagi ware
Side view:
sheep_kogo_side1 (668K)
Side view:
sheep_kogo_side2 (556K)
Interior:
sheep_kogo_interior (1046K)
Bottom:
sheep_kogo_bottom (1053K)
Mark:
sheep_kogo_mark (139K)


Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo (172K)
Creator.Personal Name: 中村星山.
Creator.Personal Name: Nakamura Seizan.
Description: fan; wood and lacquer work makie of a firefly & grasses design ; with signed tomobako.
Subject: Incense burners and containers—Japan.
Subject: Lacquer and lacquering—Japan.
Style.Period: Modern.
Material.Medium: lacquer and wood.
Measurements: width 2.4 in., length 3.5 in., height 0.8 in.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
Record Type: work.

Side view:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_side1 (101K)
Side view:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_side2 (139K)
Interior:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_interior (164K)
Bottom:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_bottom (157K)
Detail:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_detail1 (208K)
Detail:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_detail2 (158K)
Tomobako:
Nakamura_Seizan_wood_makie_fireflies_kogo_tomobako (209K)


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