Menuki in the form of a peony blossom
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shibuichi/silver plate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 2.4 x 1.9 cm (15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5329
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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)