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Menuki in the form of a ho-o bird
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 0.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5309
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Kikugawa
菊川
菊川
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.