Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Hotei and His Boy Attendant in a Boat under a Full Moon
(Japanese Military Armor)
Hotei relaxes in a boat at the bottom of this tsuba, looking towards the moon on the upper left. Hotei is one of the seven gods of good fortune and is usually depicted as a jolly old man. An attendant accompanies him in this scene. On the reverse are two seals identifying the artist.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.34 x 7.03 x 0.55 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.282