Kanamono in the form of a mounted samurai unhorsing another with his spear, with backplate engraved with a samurai seated on the ground
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shibuichi backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 5.1 x 0.9 cm (2 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5705
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)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)