Pair of menuki in the form of a samurai naval skirmish
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5304a
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
Kanamono in the form of Kidomaru's failed attempt to murder his flute-playing brother Hirai Yasumasa
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 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century