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Pair of menuki in the form of two hawks

Ishiguro Kanemoto (Japanese, active about 1825)
Japanese
Edo period
early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5312b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Catalogue Raisonné 98
Signed Ishiguro Kanemoto, with a kao
石黒包元(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.