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Kanamono in the form of two tigers and waves, with backplate

Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold and shakudo; silver backplate; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 1.4 cm (2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5662
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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