Hexagonal box and cover with stand with design of Shôshi's wife on a hô-ô bird

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Hexagonal box and cover with stand with design of Shôshi's wife on a hô-ô bird

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: silver and shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; polished silver interior and base; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, hirazogan, nunome-zogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm (2 15/16 x 5 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5852a-c

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Moritoshi, with a seal Toshi
盛壽印　壽

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.