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Kagami netsuke with design of herdboy on an ox, with willow tree

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; carved ivory cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, uchidashi
DimensionsOverall: 5.5 x 2.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5774
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)