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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Murasakibara Toshiyoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
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)