Kanamono in the form of a tiger crouched on a rock, with backplate engraved with bamboo

Setsuei (Japanese)

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: gilt shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori

DimensionsOverall: 5.9 x 1 cm (2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5618

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Late 18th–early 19th century

Kikugawa

mid to late 19th century

late 18th to mid-19th century

Kikugawa Masatomo

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

mid-19th century

mid-19th century

Taizan Motoaki

early to mid-19th century

Taizan Motoaki

early to mid-19th century