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

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ClassificationsArms 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)

Araki Tomei

early to mid-19th century (?)

Araki Tomei

early to mid-19th century (?)

Kikugawa Masatomo

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century