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Pipe case with design of monkey reaching for the moon's reflection
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/Technique
Main material: wood; other metals: iron, gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: overlay
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5550a-b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Unsigned
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.