Title: Incense Box (Kōgō) with Interlinked Circles (Shippō) Pattern
Object type: Box
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Carved wood with red and black lacquer layers (Kamakura-bori)
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY