Incense Box (lid): Seto Ware, 1200s-1300s. 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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Keywords: 1185-1333, art, ceramic, cleveland, glazed, heritage, japan, kamakura, museum, period, stoneware, unknown