Planter for Japanese Sweet Flag with a Scene of Sailors Retrieving a Sacred Jewel Cultural Heritage Online

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Planter for Japanese Sweet Flag with a Scene of Sailors Retrieving a Sacred Jewel

Meiji era, 1873

Cast bronze

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銘文：「明治六年癸酉一月大日本北国加賀石川郡金沢住人山尾侶延長男侶之(花押)」刻銘

This is a planter for plants called Japanese sweet flag. The motif comprising waves and rabbits has been traditionally favored in Japan.

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