Pair of menuki in the form of two hawks

Ishiguro Kanemoto (Japanese, active about 1825)

early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 3.3 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5312b

On View

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

Ishiguro Kanemoto

early 19th century

Ishiguro Masaaki

mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masaaki

mid-19th century (?)

Ishiguro School

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masatsune

mid to late 19th century

Ishiguro Masatsune

mid to late 19th century

late 18th to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Naomitsu

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Naomitsu

early to mid-19th century

Ôtsuki School

mid-19th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

mid-19th century