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Kanamono in the form of two shishi and peonies, with backplate chiseled with a tree-bark effect
Kanamono in the form of two shishi and peonies, with backplate chiseled with a tree-bark effect

Kanamono in the form of two shishi and peonies, with backplate chiseled with a tree-bark effect

Hashimoto Setsuga (Japanese, born in 1854)
1879–89
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 5.4 x 1 cm (2 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5631
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.