Sword Guard (tsuba) with Recto Design of Hotei and Child in a Landscape and Verso Design of Persimmon Tree and Moon

Artist: Ōtsuki Mitsuoki, Japanese, 1766–1834
Period: Edo period, 1615–1868
Date: early 19th century
Material: Iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
made in: Kyoto, Kyoto urban prefecture, Japan, Asia
Classification: Arms & armor, metalwork
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 2 7/8 in. (7.8 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 328:1919

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