Kanamono in the form of a monkey and young with chestnuts, with backplate
Toshimitsu
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and copper; silver backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 0.9 cm (2 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5661
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-19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
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)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)