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Lidded ornament in the form of a temple bell with design of Shitenno (Four Guardian Kings)
Lidded ornament in the form of a temple bell with design of Shitenno (Four Guardian Kings)

Lidded ornament in the form of a temple bell with design of Shitenno (Four Guardian Kings)

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
1880s
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 16.4 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5842a-b
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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Inscriptions應需盛壽 生滅々巳 寂滅為楽 是生滅法 諸行無常Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Tsuba with design of Enma-ô, demon and sinners
Unno Moritoshi
Late 19th century (before 1890)