Menuki in the form of a peasant seated with sheaves of rice

Uchikoshi Hironaga (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 0.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5325

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Hironaga
弘寿

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