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Plaque for a cigarette box with design of dragon and clouds
Plaque for a cigarette box with design of dragon and clouds

Plaque for a cigarette box with design of dragon and clouds

Hitotsuyanagi Tomotoshi (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 10.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5861
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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