Title: Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Peach
Object type: Incense box
Date: second half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood; gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and cut-out gold foil application (kirikane)
Dimensions: L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Flowers, term: Leaves