千鳥松蒔絵香合|Incense Box (Kogo) with Pines and Plovers
Object type: Incense box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
Date: early 14th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground)
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Birds|Trees