Incense box

Object Details

• Artist

  Dogyoku

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)

  Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)

  Moonlight and Clouds: Silver and Gold in the Arts of Japan (November 11, 2008 to November 11, 2009)

  Games, Contests and Artful Play in Japan (March 19 to October 23, 2005)

  Real and Imagined Places in Japanese Art (March 4 to October 21, 2001)

  Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to June 27, 1994)

  Famous Places of Japan (October 17, 1985 to February 13, 1986)

  Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

  Japanese Lacquer (18 May 1980 to 15 June 1980)

  Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)

  Bicentennial Exhibition: Japanese Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

  Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)

  Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)

  Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1951 (January 23, 1951 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Container

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Name

  Dogyoku

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Landscapes, Art, Animals, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Incense, Japanese Art, Lacquer, Birds, Cherry blossom, Flowers, Spring, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Containers