Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Plum Blossom

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a small, rectangular box with a hinged lid. The lid is blue and shaped like a five-petaled flower. The body of the box has a green front panel divided into two stacked sections by a gold border; each section has a black cross-hatch pattern. The gold border around the green panel is thick. The sides of the box are partially visible and have dark-colored panels. The box sits on a gray gradient background that gets darker at the top. The object is titled "Incense Box" and is in the shape of a plum blossom.