Pair of menuki in the form of snakes
Iwamoto Konkan
(Japanese, 1744–1801)
Iwamoto School
(Japanese)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5351b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century (?)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-18th century
mid-18th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century (?)
mid-19th century