Hand Cannon

Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 377

The decoration on the barrel shows carp ascending a waterfall, symbolic of success in life.

Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese

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Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese
Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese
Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese
Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese
Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese
Hand Cannon, Inscribed by Kazuki Nobumichi (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century), Iron, gold, silver, wood, brass, Japanese

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