Kanamono in the form of a mounted samurai pushing another from his horse, with backplate decorated with a pine-clad shore

Kobayashi Yoshimasa (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Edo period

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, shakudô and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazôgan

Dimensions Overall: 5 x 1.1 cm (1 15/16 x 7/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5678

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Shinkyosai
深橋斎

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