#kanamono

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Gold kanamono (metal fittings found adorning Japanese helmets and armour) in the form of a peony blossom (before 1889).

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

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Kanamono (metal fitting) in the form of a rat (Japanese, mid to late 19th century).

Silver with other metals.

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Kanamono in the form of a bream (Japanese, late 19th century).

Gold, decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

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Kanamono (metal fitting) in the form of a lily (Japanese, early to mid-19th century).

Gold with the decorative techniques uchidashi, takabori.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

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Kanamono in the form of a barrel-maker and assistant a child (Usui no Sadamitsu) / Higashiyama Motonobu

金物 碓井貞光　東山元信　1847年

6.8 x 0.8 cm

"弘化四丁未歳東山元信造"

名誉三十六合戦 源ニ綱 碓氷貞光 歌川国芳　1848年頃

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Kanamono in the form of a hakutaku / Hitotsuyanagi Tomoyoshi VII

金物 白澤　七代目一柳友善　19世紀中期～後期

2.9 x 0.8 cm