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
Kikugawa School
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kikugawa School
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Nagahama Yoshinobu
Early 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kikugawa Masatomo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century