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A GROUP OF FOUR KŌGŌ (INCENSE CONTAINERS) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
8 – 18 September 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$140.80 inc. premium
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A GROUP OF FOUR KŌGŌ (INCENSE CONTAINERS)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
Each circular, comprising a wood box of shallow cylindrical profile with a flat, inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated with a chrysanthemum in high-relief green, white, and yellow takamori-e, signed in black lacquer on the base Ikkokusai, with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Onkōgō, dated Showa tsuchinoe tora (1938) and signed Kōryō Kinjō Ikkokusai nanajūissai tsukuru (Made by Ikkokusai at age 71) and sealed Ikkokusai and another seal;
A red-lacquer box with a domed inrōbuta lid, the interior black-lacquer decorated with blossoming flowers in shell inlays, with a wood tomobako storage box;
A black-lacquer box with a domed inrōbuta lid decorated overall with stylized phoenix and flowering vines in red lacquer;
A black-lacquer box with an inrōbuta lid, the interior with birds in flight in shell inlays
2 7/8in (7.3cm) diameter, the largest (4).
Each circular, comprising a wood box of shallow cylindrical profile with a flat, inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated with a chrysanthemum in high-relief green, white, and yellow takamori-e, signed in black lacquer on the base Ikkokusai, with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Onkōgō, dated Showa tsuchinoe tora (1938) and signed Kōryō Kinjō Ikkokusai nanajūissai tsukuru (Made by Ikkokusai at age 71) and sealed Ikkokusai and another seal;
A red-lacquer box with a domed inrōbuta lid, the interior black-lacquer decorated with blossoming flowers in shell inlays, with a wood tomobako storage box;
A black-lacquer box with a domed inrōbuta lid decorated overall with stylized phoenix and flowering vines in red lacquer;
A black-lacquer box with an inrōbuta lid, the interior with birds in flight in shell inlays
2 7/8in (7.3cm) diameter, the largest (4).
Footnotes
Takamori-e is a variation of takamaki-e which utilizes clay as a base to build up a decorative design before the final coats of lacquer are added, making the design stand in high relief. Kinjō Ikkokusai was celebrated for his perfection of the technique.





