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Kagami netsuke with design of a no actor in the Shakkyo role

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

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: copper; rhinoceros-horn (?) cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5797
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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.