Pair of kanamono in the form of Shoshi and his wife on a dragon and ho-o bird playing the sho pipes

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
School: Unno School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 0.7 cm (2 3/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5595b

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unno Den Moritoshi tsukuru
海野傳盛壽造

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