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Pair of menuki in the form of tigers

Iwamoto Konkan (Japanese, 1744–1801)
School: Iwamoto School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5285a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed [Iwamoto Konkan, with a kao]
岩本昆寛(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.