Kozuka with design of Shain studying by the light of a bag of fireflies
Yokoya Sômin V
(Japanese, born in 1795)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: iroe hirazôgan, katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number37.855
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
early to mid-19th century
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century