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Pair of menuki in the form of flights of swallows

Ishiguro Masatsune (Japanese, 1760–1828)
School: Ishiguro School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; other metals: shakudo, shibuichi, silver and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 0.7 cm (1 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5297b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ishiguro, Masatsune, with a kao
石黒、政常(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.