Box and cover with design of rustic huts and stooks of rice-straw
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: mokume of shakudo, copper and silver; other metals: silver interior; decorative technique: translucent cloisonne enamels worked with gilt wire
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 8.4 x 6.7 cm (1 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5856
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century