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Tray with decoration of the hundred monkeys

Japanese
Meiji era
second half of 19th century

Medium/Technique Wood; maki-e lacquer decoration and ivory (Elephas maximus), tortoise shell (Eretmochelys imbricate), and mother of pearl (Pinctada radiata) inlay
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 60.3 x 41.7 cm (1 3/16 x 23 3/4 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5828
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsLacquer works

ProvenanceBy 1890, Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 - d. 1911), Brookline, MA; 1911, bequest of Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1911)