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Kanamono in the form of a blind shamisen player, a fan dancer and another figure

Yoshimasa (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 x 0.6 cm (2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5684
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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