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Kagami netsuke with design of Benkei on the Gojo bridge
Asama Tenmin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; carved staghorn cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, uchidashi
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 1.6 cm (1 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5783
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Tenmin
天民
天民
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.