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Menuki in the form of a reclining deer

School: Ôtsuki School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5333
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Atsu

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