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Kanamono in the form of a barrel-maker and assistant
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 0.8 cm (2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5709
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Koka yon hinoto hitsuji sai Higashiyama Motonobu tsukuru [Made by Higashiyma Motonobu in the fourth, goat, year of Koka (=1847)]
弘化四丁未歳東山元信造
弘化四丁未歳東山元信造
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.