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Kagami netsuke with design of Monju Bosatsu and lion on clouds

Serizawa Ryumin (Japanese, born in 1826)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: rhinoceros-horn (?) plate; decorative technique: uchidashi
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5762
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ryumin, with a kao
立民(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.