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Menuki in the form of a kirin

Menuki in the form of a kirin

(Japanese, 1750–1800)
(Japanese)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5316
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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Pair of menuki in the form of peonies
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
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Pair of menuki in the form of peonies
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
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Pair of menuki in the form of shishi
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
early to mid-19th century
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Pair of menuki in the form of shishi
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
early to mid-19th century
Group Shot: 11.24679a-b
Pair of menuki, each in the form of two kirin
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 11.24679a-b
Pair of menuki, each in the form of two kirin
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 21.719a-b
Pair of menuki in the form of peony blossoms
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Group Shot: 21.719a-b
Pair of menuki in the form of peony blossoms
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Kanamono in the form of a spray of chrysanthemums, with backplate
Kanamono in the form of a spray of chrysanthemums, with backplate
Kikuoka Mitsutoshi
mid-19th century
Kozuka with design of ants carrying grains of rice
Kozuka with design of ants carrying grains of rice
Kikuoka Mitsushige
mid-19th century
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Pair of menuki in the form of a flight of geese
Araki Tomei
early to mid-19th century (?)
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Pair of menuki in the form of a flight of geese
Araki Tomei
early to mid-19th century (?)