Fuchi-kashira with designs of Jurojin, and Hotei with his sack

Iwama Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764–1837)
School: Hamano School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: takabori and zogan

Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 2 x 0.8 cm (1 3/8 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5195b

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Gyonen rokujukyu Masayoshi [Masayoshi, aged sixty-nine.]
行年六十九政盧

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