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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Bisei II
19th century
Unno Bisei II
late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century