Manju netsuke with design of Hotei and treasure sack, with karako

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Kakuyusai Hironobu (Japanese)
Serizawa Ryumin (Japanese, born in 1826)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: ivory; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 1.7 cm (1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5791

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Kakuyusai, with seal Hironobu
Ryumin, with a kao
鶴遊齋　印　弘信　立民（花押）

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