Kanamono in the form of insects, snail and crab

Nobumasa (Japanese)

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori

DimensionsOverall: 3.5 x 0.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5609

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

Nobumasa

early to mid-19th century

Umetada Nobumasa

Early 18th century

Araki Tomei

early to mid-19th century (?)

Araki Tomei

early to mid-19th century (?)

Aoki Harutsura

mid-19th century

Aoki Harutsura

mid-19th century

Kikugawa Masatomo

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Ichinomiya Nagatsune

mid-18th century

Ichinomiya Nagatsune

mid-18th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century

early to mid-19th century (?)