kogai with design of wolf on Musashino
Matsuo Gassan
(Japanese, 1815–1875)
Ôtsuki School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo and shibuichi; other metals: gold; decorative technique: mokume, iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 20.8 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm (8 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5359
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid-19th century
Late 18th–19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid - late 19th century (before 1890)