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Tobacco-pouch; kagami netsuke; ojime; kanamono; inner plate with design of two Chinese boy attendants, and bamboo; leather pipe-case

(Japanese, active about 1850–1875)
(Japanese, 1805–1858)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Object PlaceTokyo, Japan
Medium/TechniqueMain material: leather; decorative technique: uchidashi; katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 11.2 x 8.5 x 3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5570a-d
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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