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Card-case with design of Benten and a dragon
Card-case with design of Benten and a dragon

Card-case with design of Benten and a dragon

About 1885
Medium/TechniqueGold kinji lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver, black and red takamaki-e with encrustation of stained ivory; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.2 cm (4 x 2 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5824
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ClassificationsInro
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.