Advanced Search 
Tsuba with design of Li Bai admiring a waterfall
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shibuichi and copper; shibuichi (?) plugs; decorative technique: takabori, sue-mon, iroe
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 6.8 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Yoshu Otsuki Mitsuhiro kosen [Carved by Yoshu Otsuki Mitsuhiro]
雍州大月光弘工鐫
雍州大月光弘工鐫
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.