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Kanamono in the form of Kidomaru's failed attempt to murder his flute-playing brother Hirai Yasumasa, with backplate
Toryusai Toshimune (Japanese, mid-19th century)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5692
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Toryusai Toshimune, with a kao
登柳齋壽宗（花押）
登柳齋壽宗（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.