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Tobacco-pouch; ivory netsuke; ivory ojime; kanamono; leather pipecase

Rensai (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: leather; other metals: ivory, coral, gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi; iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 10.3 x 4.5 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5555a-d
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Netsuke signed Ren

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