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Pair of menuki in the form of snakes

Iwamoto Konkan (Japanese, 1744–1801)
School: Iwamoto School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5351a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Iwamoto, Konkan
岩本、昆寛
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.