Incense Box: Seto Ware

1200s–1300s Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) Source image
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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 dom...

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