Kagami netsuke with design of insects and autumn plants; bowl with cherry-blossom

Japanese

Edo period

mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; silver; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, iroe

Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 1.5 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5769

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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