Kozuka with design of Li Bai holding a scroll

Hamano Naoyuki (Japanese, born in 1754)

Hamano School (Japanese)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession number37.787

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ClassificationsArms and armor

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Asia

InscriptionsChinese poem: Li Bai could drink a crate of sake and write 100 poems but often when when drunk he would fall asleep in a tavern. 李白一斗詩百篇酔中往々酒家眠

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