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.
Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Hagiya Katsuhira
mid to late 19th century (before 1886)
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