Woman's necklace (shitoki)
Tae Isori
(Japanese, born in 1936)
late 20th century
Medium/TechniqueGlass beads and brass
DimensionsLength x width (Pendant diameter 5 in.): 53.3 x 12.7 cm (21 x 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Tae Isori in memory of Akira Isori
Accession number2017.57
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Provenance20th century, beads inherited by Akiro Isori from his family, who owned them for approximately 3 generations; before 2016, beads gift of Akiro Isori to his wife, Tae Isori, Kawau Onsen, Japan; 2017, gift of Tae Isori to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 2017)
about 1890
1930-40s
early 19th century
1810–30
1810–30
19th century
