Pair of menuki in the form of peonies
Yokoya Somin
(Japanese)
Yokoya School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold fake signature plaques; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 2.1 x 1.1 cm (13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5286a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century (?)
mid-late 18th century (?)
mid-late 18th century (?)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century