Kanamono in the form of a dragon and jewel, with backplate engraved with waves
Kikugawa
(Japanese)
Kikugawa School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: gilt metal; other metals: shakudo and hardstone; silvered shibuichi backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.691
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Kikugawa Masatomo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid-19th century
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kikugawa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century