JAPANESE

Incense container
(Daikōgō 大香合)
(16th century)

Medium

lacquer on wood (Kamakura carving, Negoro lacquer)

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by The Yulgilbar Foundation, 2008

Gallery location: Level 1, NGV International

About this work

Daikogō (large incense containers) were used in Buddhist temples to contain aromatic wood shavings that would be sprinkled into incense burners during ceremonies and at times of worship. Kamakura bori is a specialist style of decoratively carved and lacquered objects produced in the Kamakura region.

Artwork Details

Medium

lacquer on wood (Kamakura carving, Negoro lacquer)

Measurements

(a-b) 6.7 × 25.4 cm diameter (overall)

Place/s of Execution

Kamakura, Japan

Inscription

inscribed in red pigment (in Japanese characters) on base (Huyako)

Accession Number

2008.246.a-b

Department

Asian Art

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by The Yulgilbar Foundation, 2008
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Gallery location

Level 1, NGV International

Physical description

Carved abstract decoration, red lacquer on black lacquer on wood. Possibly used in a Buddhist temple as an incense container.

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JAPANESE

Incense container
(Daikōgō 大香合)
(16th century)