Pair of menuki in the form of butterflies

early to mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 3.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5248a

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara School

mid-late 18th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Seishi

mid-19th century

Kitagawa Sôten

mid-18th century

Kanenori

early to mid-18th century

Yoshioka Hirotoshi

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Shoami School

18th century

Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Onuki Masaharu

mid to late 19th century

Araki Tomei

early to mid-19th century (?)