Kagami netsuke with design of shishi and peony; bowl with two dancers

Toshikatsu (Japanese)
Minkoku (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; ivory; other metals: shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 1.8 cm (2 1/16 x 11/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5773

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed The kagami signed Toshikatsu
The bowl signed Minkoku
壽勝　民谷

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