Kagami netsuke with design of Benkei on the Gojo bridge
Asama Tenmin
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gold; other metals: silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; carved staghorn cup; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, uchidashi
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 1.6 cm (1 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5783
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 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century