Kagami netsuke with design of two rustic dancers (?); bowl with stylized pines and balcony

Murakoshi Mingyoku (Japanese, active about 1850–1875)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; ivory; other metals: silver (?); decorative technique: takabori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 1.4 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5781

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Seisei Mingyoku
清々民玉

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