Decorated Emu egg
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Hogyoku
Japan
active late 19th century
Decorated Emu egg
c 1890
emu egg, gold, silver, black, patinated metal, mother-of-pearl
Japan
active late 19th century
Decorated Emu egg
c 1890
emu egg, gold, silver, black, patinated metal, mother-of-pearl
- Medium
- emu egg, gold, silver, black, patinated metal, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 8.5 cm (diam.) (overall)
- Credit line
- Ellen Christensen Bequest Fund 2004
- Accession number
- 20049A196
- Signature and date
- Signed "Hogyoku". Not dated.
- Media category
- Applied
- Collection area
- Asian art - Japan