#takabori

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Gold kanamono (metal fittings found adorning Japanese helmets and armour) in the form of a peony blossom (before 1889).

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

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Menuki in the form of a shishi, Japan late 18th–early 19th century.

Main material: silver; other metals: gold and shakudo

Decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan

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Kanamono (metal fitting) in the form of a lily (Japanese, early to mid-19th century).

Gold with the decorative techniques uchidashi, takabori.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.