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Group shot: 11.5851-2
Hexagonal box and cover with stand with design of Shôshi's wife on a hô-ô bird
Group shot: 11.5851-2

Hexagonal box and cover with stand with design of Shôshi's wife on a hô-ô bird

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver and shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; polished silver interior and base; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, hirazogan, nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm (2 15/16 x 5 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5852a-c
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.