Pair of menuki in the form of newts
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi and copper; other metals: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 0.8 cm (3 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5301b
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
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kanamono in the form of Kidomaru's failed attempt to murder his flute-playing brother Hirai Yasumasa
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
late 18th to mid-19th century