Pair of menuki in the form of tigers
Taizan Motoaki
(Japanese, 1825–1850)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 0.8 cm (1 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5284a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Kikugawa Masatomo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)