Kanamono in the form of a pair of pheasants, peony and daisies, with backplate

Murasakibara Toshiyoshi (Japanese, born in 1829)

Tanaka School (Japanese)

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 4.6 x 1 cm (1 13/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5704

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

Murasakibara Toshiyoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Murasakibara Toshiyoki

mid to late 19th century

Mitsutoshi

mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masaaki

mid-19th century

Kaneyasu Masatoshi

Late 19th century

Late 19th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

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)

Yoshimasa

mid to late 19th century (before 1888)