片輪車蒔絵香合, Incense Box (Kōgō) with Cartwheels Submerged in Water, 15th century

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片輪車蒔絵香合, Incense Box (Kōgō) with Cartwheels Submerged in Water, Muromachi period (1392–1573), 15th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground), H. 1 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 2 1/2 in. ( cm); L. 3 1/4 in. ( cm), Lacquer, The theme of this small incense box’s design, cartwheels in a stream, reflects the Heian-period (794–1185) practice of soaking the wheels of ox carts in water to prevent them from drying out and cracking

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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