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
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-18th century
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mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
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