Kanamono in the form of Kidomaru's failed attempt to murder his flute-playing brother Hirai Yasumasa, with backplate

Hitotsuyanagi Tomotoshi (Japanese, 1831–1889)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori

Dimensions Overall: 4 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5633

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Hitotsuyanagi Tomotoshi horu
一柳友壽鐫

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.