Pair of menuki in the form of heads of millet

Araki Tômei (Japanese, 1817–1870)
School: Ichijô School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

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

Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 0.7 cm (15/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5353b

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Catalogue Raisonné 131

Signed [Issai Tomei]
一斎東明

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