Incense Box: Seto Ware
Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) · 1200s–1300s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Old Seto, also called Koseto ware, was typically coated with an ash glaze in the mineral feldspar, which produced a yellow or grayish-green glaze. This palette appealed to medieval Buddhist priests and samurai alike. The practice of burning incense in religious, court, and domestic settings dates from the early 700s in Japan.
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- Maker
- Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
- Date
- 1200s–1300s
- Medium
- glazed stoneware
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0