Menuki in the form of a ho-o bird

Kikugawa (Japanese)
School: Kikugawa School (Japanese)

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

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.