Name: Incense Box (lid): Seto Ware, 1200s-1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Glazed stoneware; diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). 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. - SuperStock
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Incense Box (lid): Seto Ware, 1200s-1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Glazed stoneware; diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). 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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