Kanamono in the form of Kidomaru's failed attempt to murder his flute-playing brother Hirai Yasumasa, with backplate
Toryusai Toshimune
(Japanese, mid-19th century)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5692
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Toryusai Toshimune
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Toryusai Toshimune
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Toshimune
about 1870–before 1889
Kikugawa Masatomo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
