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Pair of menuki in the form of galloping kirin

Yoko Soyo II (Japanese)
School: Yokoya School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 0.6 cm (1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5256a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Soyo, with a kao
宗與(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.