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Pair of menuki in the form of two New Year dancers
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Pair of menuki in the form of two New Year dancers

Serizawa Ryumin (Japanese, born in 1826)
Kikuoka School (Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 3.5 x 0.9 cm (1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5308b
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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