Fuchi-kashira with designs of emaciated dog, discarded hat and reeds of Musashino
Matsuo Gassan
(Japanese, 1815–1875)
Ôtsuki School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo and silver; other metals: gold, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: mokume, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.5 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm (1 3/8 x 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5356b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century