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Kanamono in the form of the archer Tametomo in exile
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 0.7 cm (3 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5694
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Ansei gan kinoe-tora sai Higashiyama Motonobu koku su [Carved by Higashiyama Motonobu in the first year of Ansei, kinoe-tora (=1854)]
安政元甲寅歳東山元信刻
安政元甲寅歳東山元信刻
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.