Kanamono in the form of Chinese hero Gentoku (Xuande) from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi) brandishing a spear, with backplate
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and copper; silvered backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 4.7 x 0.9 cm (1 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5897
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
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)