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.