Pair of menuki in the form of Kan'u and Chohi
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; other metals: gold, silver, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 1 cm (2 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5292a
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
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
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century