Tsuba with design of Hotei and a boy attendant

Ishiguro Yoshikiyo (Japanese, about 1850)

mid to late 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: shishiai-bori

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams

Accession number19.287

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.

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