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Fuchi-kashira with designs of Jurojin, Chinese boy (karako), fan and pine

Issando Joi (Japanese, 1701–1761)
School: Nara School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, copper and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, shishiaibori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (1 5/16 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5205a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed [Joi, with seal Nagaharu]
乗意 印 永春
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.