Kanamono in the form of Hadesu suppressing a Korean tiger, with backplate engraved with bamboo
Yoshimasa
(Japanese, dates unknown)
mid to late 19th century (before 1888)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 1.1 cm (2 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5669
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th century
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
late 18th–early 19th century
Yoshimasa
early to mid-19th century
late 18th to mid-19th 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
