Kanamono in the form of six of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune pounding rice, with a back plate with design of a seventh god preparing a fire

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

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shakudo; other metals: gold, silver, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 1.1 cm (2 1/4 x 7/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5689

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Shinkyosai
深橋斎

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