Kanamono in the form of Shoki trapping an oni under a hat, with backplate engraved with a fleeing oni
Yasumitsu
(Japanese, dates unknown)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: copper and gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 x 0.9 cm (2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5667
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
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th century
Someya School
early to mid-19th century
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Asama Tenmin
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century