Height 1.7cm, Length 17.3cm
Yugi Art Museum
　This incense container, known as a “yubun” or “jade mark,” was a favorite of Insei’s. Both the body and lid are of similar thickness. The body and lid are almost the same thickness. The body is shallowly carved around the part for incense, and the lid is hollowed out by carving the part where the carving meets the ridge. The entire surface, except for the bottom, is covered with a cloudy white glaze, and the glazed surface is very soft and smooth. The band of the “kanoko” (baby deer) pattern, which runs from the lid to the body, is decorated with red, blue, and gold, and the incense container and the back of the lid are painted with green overglaze pigments, with a Kagome design in gold overlay. The white fine clay used for the glaze is unmarked, but the glazed surface and the taste of the clay are both definitely by Nikiyoei. It is housed in a box inscribed “Incense container, Ninsei,” and the inscription is said to be by Kanamori Sowa.
