Kanamono in the form of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in their Treasure Ship, with backplate engraved with their attributes
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.6 x 1.5 cm (2 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5664
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
late 18th to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century