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Kanamono in the form of a boy about to fill his gourd with water from a stream, with backplate
Seimin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: shibuichi backplate attached by screws; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 0.8 cm (1 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5603
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Seimin, with a seal Seimin
星民
星民
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.