Pair of boots
early 11th century
Medium/TechniqueParcel gilt silver with engraved design of phoenixes and auspicious clouds
Dimensions29.5 x 26 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1995.115a-b
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ProvenanceSaid to have been taken from Manchuria to Japan after World War II by a Japanese soldier. 1995, sold by James Freeman (dealer), Kyoto, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)
About 8th century A.D.
About 8th century A.D.
late 10th–early 11th century A.D.
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.
8th century A.D.