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Kanamono in the form of Minamoto no Yorimasa, I no Hayata and the nue


源三位頼政と猪の早田の鵺退治
Higashiyama Motonobu (Japanese, about 1847–1875)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: gold; other metals: shakudo; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 0.9 cm (2 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5711
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Kaei san kanoe-tori sai Higashiyama Motonobu koku su [Carved by Higashiyama Motonobu in the third, kanoe-tori, year of Kaei (=1850)]
嘉永三庚酉歳東山元信刻
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.