Title: Pair of Incense Boxes (Kōgō) in the Shape of Mandarin Ducks
Object type: Incense boxes and tray
Date: second half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application
Dimensions: H. (with tray) 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 5 in. (15.2 cm); L. 6 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Ducks