Pair of menuki in the form of Mount Fuji and a ho-o bird
Yokoya Somin
(Japanese)
Yokoya School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi (?); other metals: gilding; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5253a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century (?)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century