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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 Number11.5353a
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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.