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Tiered jar and cover with simulated silk brocade wrapper with mandarin duck and floral designs, tied with a real silk cord, the sides with a dragon above formal seigaiha and standing lappet ornament overlaid with sprigs of chrysanthemum
Tiered jar and cover with simulated silk brocade wrapper with mandarin duck and floral designs, tied with a real silk cord, the sides with a dragon above formal seigaiha and standing lappet ornament overlaid with sprigs of chrysanthemum

Tiered jar and cover with simulated silk brocade wrapper with mandarin duck and floral designs, tied with a real silk cord, the sides with a dragon above formal seigaiha and standing lappet ornament overlaid with sprigs of chrysanthemum

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5850a-c
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.