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Pair of menuki in the form of peonies

(Japanese, died in 1
863)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 0.7 cm (1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5258a
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
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Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
early to mid-19th century
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Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
early to mid-19th century
Group Shot: 11.24679a-b
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 11.24679a-b
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 21.719a-b
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 21.719a-b
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Menuki in the form of a kirin
Kikuoka Mitsuyuki
Late 18th century
Kanamono in the form of a performing monkey
Mitsutoshi
mid to late 19th century