Title: Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Clamshell, with Cranes (exterior) and Tortoise Motifs (interior)
Object type: Incense box
Date: first half 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Eiraku Hozen 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1795–1854
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue under (interior) and red and gold over (exterior) transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cranes