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Inscription

立民(花押)

Signed

Ryumin, with a kao

Provenance

1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

Credit Line

Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Kagami netsuke with design of a no actor in the Shakkyo role

  • Japanese, Edo period–Meiji era, mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
  • Serizawa Ryumin, Japanese, born in 1826
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Medium or Technique
Main material: gold; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: copper; rhinoceros-horn (?) cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Classification
Arms and armor
Type
Kagami netsuke
Accession Number
11.5797
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