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Tobacco-pouch and pipecase with embossed designs; kagami netsuke,  kanamono and ojime in the form of the three sacred monkeys: iwazaru, mizaru and kikazaru
Tobacco-pouch and pipecase with embossed designs; kagami netsuke, kanamono and ojime in the form of the three sacred monkeys: iwazaru, mizaru and kikazaru

Tobacco-pouch and pipecase with embossed designs; kagami netsuke, kanamono and ojime in the form of the three sacred monkeys: iwazaru, mizaru and kikazaru

Kagawa Katsuhiro (Japanese, 1853–1917)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: embossed and painted leather; other metals: gold, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; ivory bowl; decorative technique: uchidashi; iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 10.2 x 5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5560a-d
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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