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Pair of menuki in the form of Mount Fuji and a ho-o bird

Yokoya Somin (Japanese)
School: Yokoya School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century (?)

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi (?); other metals: gilding; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5253a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed [Somin]
宗(玉+民)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.