Pair of menuki in the form of Kan'u and Chohi
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5288a
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
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Serizawa Ryumin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Isshunsai Masayuki
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
late 18th to mid-19th century
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th century
Someya School
early to mid-19th century