Kanamono in the form of an octopus, with backplate
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: shell and coral (broken); decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 0.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5707
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)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Kikugawa Masatomo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century