A maki-e sweet holder in the form of a jar supported by Chinese children
Second half of 19th century
Medium/TechniqueWood; lacquer and maki-e decoration
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 x 23 x 19 cm (5 5/8 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5821
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
second half of 19th century
Second half of 19th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
First half of the 19th century
Second half of 19th century
19th century
Second half of 19th century
late 18th–early 19th century