Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)

Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)

Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The shape of the box, in the form of two bridge planks, and the iris designs in sprinkled gold and silver evoke the "Eight Bridges" episode in Chapter 9 of The Tales of Ise.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Iris and Bridge (Yatsuhashi)

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.