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Ojime with design of swallow and cherry tree

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

Medium/Technique Main material: silver; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5748
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ipposai Akikuni, with a kao
一方斎明國(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.