Kanamono in the form of Shoshi on a crane playing the sho-pipes
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; other metals: gilding; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 5.6 x 0.7 cm (2 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5646
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
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
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
about 1870–before 1889
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)