Menuki in the form of a flying goose and peony

目貫　雁と牡丹

Ishiguro Masaaki (Japanese, about 1815–1875)
School: Ishiguro School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-19th century (?)

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; other metals: shakudô and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 4 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5339

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Masaaki
政明

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