Tsuba with design of Li Bai admiring a waterfall
Otsuki Mitsuhiro
(Japanese, 1795–1841)
Ôtsuki School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shibuichi and copper; shibuichi (?) plugs; decorative technique: takabori, sue-mon, iroe
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 6.8 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5397
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
early to mid-19th century
Kitagawa Sôten
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century