Box with a Monkey Posing as a Collector
Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834-1896) (Artist)
late 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
copper, gold, silver, shakudo (copper alloy)
(Japan and Korea )
Inscription

[Signature] Ryounsai Moritoshi
Provenance

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Geographies

Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements

H: 2 1/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 3 1/4 in. (5.3 × 11.6 × 8.3 cm)
Box H: 1 7/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 3 1/4 in. (3.7 × 11.6 × 8.3 cm)
Lid H: 13/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 3 1/4 in. (2 × 11.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum

Not on view
Accession Number

53.93