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Kanamono or menuki in the form of a pheasant with peonies and other flowers
Kanamono or menuki in the form of a pheasant with peonies and other flowers

Kanamono or menuki in the form of a pheasant with peonies and other flowers

Toshimune (Japanese)
Unno School (Japanese)
about 1870–before 1889
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.6 x 0.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5577
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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early to mid-19th century
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