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c. 2001

Hexagonal Box with Design of a Chickadee and Pomegranates

Keiko Mori

Japanese, born 1939

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Mori Keiko’s decoration—a chickadee and pomegranates—refers to the traditional Japanese flower and bird (kachō) motif. Pomegranates symbolize good harvest and fertility because they contain many seeds.

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