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Tsuba with design of Li Bai admiring a waterfall
Tsuba with design of Li Bai admiring a waterfall

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
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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