Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)

Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704) Japanese

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The shape of the box, in the form of two bridge planks, and the iris designs in sprinkled gold and silver evoke the "Eight Bridges" episode in Chapter 9 of The Tales of Ise.

Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi), Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704), Gold-speckled aventurine (nashiji) lacquer with sprinkled and polished design (hiramakie), Japan

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Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi), Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704), Gold-speckled aventurine (nashiji) lacquer with sprinkled and polished design (hiramakie), Japan
Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi), Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704), Gold-speckled aventurine (nashiji) lacquer with sprinkled and polished design (hiramakie), Japan

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