Fuchi-kashira with designs of Shoki and oni

Kawarabayashi Hideoki (Japanese, 1788–1851)
School: Ôtsuki School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: shishiai-bori, takabori, takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 1.7 x 1 cm (1 5/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5196a

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Kashira bessaku fuchi Hideoki, with a kao [The kashira by another hand, the fuchi by Hideoki]
頭別作　縁秀興（花押）

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