Small kogo, incense box, in the shape of a crab in rest. Grayish brown grainy and soft Raku stoneware with red glaze and with patches of green and white glaze. The eyes are accentuated with gold, as is a small area on it’s back.
Potter’s mark on the belly. Unidentified.
Japan, 1800s.
H ca 1.25 x W ca 3 in.
Some of the gold rubbed, split in clay at the rim of the lower section caused by firing, which is not considered a damage. All in all very good condition
From a private collection of Japanese ceramics, New York
