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Kozuka with design of Li Bai supported by two attendants
Japanese
Meiji era
About 1870–89
Medium/Technique
Main material: gold; surface treatment: migaki-ji; decorative technique: takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (3 7/8 x 5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5184
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
127
Signed
Ryujusai Nobuhisa saku, with seal Nobuhisa [Made by Ryujusai Nobuhisa]
柳寿斎信久作 印 信久
柳寿斎信久作 印 信久
InscriptionsPoem by Du Fu on Li Bai
李白一斗詩百篇
長安市上酒家眠
天子呼来不上舟
自称臣是酒中仙
李白一斗詩百篇
長安市上酒家眠
天子呼来不上舟
自称臣是酒中仙
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.