Kanamono in the form of a seated Chinese scholar with a globe, with backplate
Kokuzan
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shibuichi plate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 2.7 x 0.5 cm (1 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5578
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)