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8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱
8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱

8th Century Tang Dynasty Incense lidded boxes Chinese / koubako 香箱

$ 472.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Provenance: Private collection since 1935
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

    Description

    From private collection purchased from Tokyo antique shop in 1935/6
    Incense lidded boxes or Kougou = Japanese Tea ceremony item from Chinese Porcelain 7th century (Tang Dynasty)
    Technique Beige, green and Red with flower on lid. Often exported to japan
    Diameter 4.10”
    Height      2.50”
    Age:  Early period of Tang dynasty
    Condition In very good condition for his age
    Packing  Item will be decent packed and shipped by registered post
    Note  Natural craquele and unglased places please regard as the evidence that were made in the old days
    Kougou are Incense containers. Also called koubako 香箱. Small, lidded containers usually made of lacquer, ceramic, and sometimes wood, shell or metal, for storing the aromatic wood burned as incense. Kougou are considered tea utensils because the incense chips koboku 香木 and pastille nerikou 練香 are fed into the charcoal ashes used to heat the kettle.