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Tobacco-pouch and with stenciled designs; kagami netsuke with a samurai slaying a tiger; kanamono in the form of Chohi on horseback; ojime with design of bird and chrysanthemums

(Japanese, born in 1826)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: stenciled leather; other metals: gold silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; ivory cup for kagami netsuke; decorative technique: uchidashi; iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 8.3 x 4 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5564a-c
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
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Serizawa Ryumin
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