Title: Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird
Object type: Incense container
Date: first half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Miyagawa Chōzō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1797–1860
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
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
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds