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Image Not Available for Set of ashi with designs of dragons and clouds
Set of ashi with designs of dragons and clouds
Image Not Available for Set of ashi with designs of dragons and clouds

Set of ashi with designs of dragons and clouds

Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5211b
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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Inscriptions無銘Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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