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Kanamono in the form of Takenouchi no Sukune receiving the tide-controlling jewel from Ryujin, the dragon king of the sea, watched over by Empress Jingu

(Japanese)
about 1880
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 0.7 cm (2 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5710
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
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Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Group Shot: 11.24697a-b
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Group Shot: 11.24697a-b
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Group Shot: 11.24697c-d
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Group Shot: 11.24697c-d
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Group Shot: 21.720a-b
Gotô School
Late 17th–early 18th century*
Tsuba with design of Raijin raising a storm
Seki Yoshinori
Late 19th century