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Four-case inro with design of a cockerel and hen amongst chrysanthemums

(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground sprinkled with dense gold hirame; decoration in gold, silver and colored togidashi-e and low hiramaki-e; containers and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 6.1 x 2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5889a
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ClassificationsInro
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.