Kanamono in the form of a tiger and bamboo, with backplate engraved with clouds
Murasakibara Toshiyoshi
(Japanese, born in 1829)
Tanaka School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; other metals: shakudo and gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan, katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 5.2 x 0.7 cm (2 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5697
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century