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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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Asama Tenmin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Isshunsai Masayuki
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Toyokawa Mitsunaga II
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nakagawa Issho
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Asama Tenmin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Rensai
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)