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Kagami netsuke with design of herdboy on an ox, with willow tree
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; carved ivory cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, uchidashi
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 2.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5774
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Nobuchika, with a kao
信親（花押）
信親（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.