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Menuki in the form of a hare poling a moon-shaped boat filled with flowers and bundles of firewood

early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazôgan
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 0.4 cm (1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5315
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.