Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird

first half of the 19th century

Not on view

After being apprenticed to Aoki Mokubei (1767–1833) to learn pottery techniques, Miyagawa Chōzō opened a new kiln at Makuzugahara in Higashiyama, Kyoto. Given the artistic name Makuzu by Yasui no Monzeki, a retired monk of the Shingon (Esoteric Buddhist) sect, he began making “Makuzu ware.” He was the father of Meiji-period ceramic artist Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kōzan I (1842–1916).

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宮川長造作　色絵鳥形香合
Title: Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird
Artist: Miyagawa Chōzō (Japanese, 1797–1860)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with polychrome enamels over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Diam. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.9.28a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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