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Kanamono in the form of Shoshi on a crane playing the sho-pipes

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

Medium/Technique Main material: silver; other metals: gilding; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 0.7 cm (2 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5646
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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