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Kagami netsuke with design of Benkei on the Gojo bridge

Kagami netsuke with design of Benkei on the Gojo bridge

(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; carved staghorn cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, uchidashi
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 1.6 cm (1 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5783
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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