Pair of menuki in the form of two courtier-poets

Tsu Jinpo (Japanese, 1720–1761)
School: Nomura School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-18th century

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

Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 0.6 cm (1 1/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5275b

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Jinpo
尋甫

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