永樂保全作　金襴手貝形香合|Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Clamshell, with Cranes and Tortoise Motifs
Object type: Incense box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Eiraku Hozen
Artist bio: Japanese, 1795–1854
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: first half of the 19th century
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under (interior) and red and gold over (exterior) a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Accession year: 1923
Tags: Cranes