｜Japan. Meiji period. About 1900. Arthur & Bond Yokohama.｜Silver, wrought in high relief with a fond of hammered finish. The set consists of a round mirror with a dragon forming the round handle, a spherical box, a hair brush, a comb, a cloth brush, a small jar (broken) with silver lid, a small tablet with a dragon above waves and a monogram MU (Mary Unger), a pen holder, a nailfile and the handle of a knife. Also adorned with a similar dragon design, but from another context, a small spherical vessel. A powder tin with iris from Arthur & Bond. Total weight 1.84kg Condition A/B.｜1. Hand mirror, L.23cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.|2. Box with lid, round, Ø 9cm, H.8.4cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.|3. Hair brush, L.23cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.|4. Comb, L.20.2cm, without mark.|5. Cloth brush without handle, L.18.7cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.|6. Small jar (broken) H.5.5cm, without mark.|7. Tablet, 24.5 x 9.8cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.|8. Pen holder, L.17cm, without mark.|9. Nailfile, L.14.2cm, without mark.|10. Handle, L.10.8cm, without mark.|11. Spherical vessel, H.3.3cm, mark: Yoshikatsu|12. Powder tin, iris, H.9.3cm, Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling.｜Provenance:|-Mary Elisabeth Unger (nee Babbit, 1871-1944) collection. Born in Cleveland, since 1900 married to botanist Alfred Wilhelm Unger, who managed the export market garden Boehmer & Co in Yokohama, Japan. She supported her husband in his business by writing texts for woodblock print cataloges (published by Hasegawa, Takejirô), which contributed to the worldwide success.