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Fuchi with design of shachihoko and waves

(Japanese, early 19th century)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm (1 1/2 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5191
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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Yanagawa Naoharu
Late 18th–early 19th century
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