Kanamono in the form of Shoka, daughter of Yokihi (Yang Guifei), presenting a bow to the sleeping Minamoto no Yorimitsu (Raiko)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 x 0.8 cm (2 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5677
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
early to mid-19th century
Kobayashi Yoshimasa
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century