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Source Description
Standing at the right of this tsuba is Hotei, the god of happiness and one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. Two attendants are on the left. Hotei is usually shown with a bag of treasures. The bag is at the bottom of the tsuba and arranged around the top and bottom of the tsuba are some of the treasures from Hotei's bag. On the bag are the rain coat that protects against evil spirits and the key to the gods' storehouse. At the top are the hammer carried by Daikoku, another god of good fortune, a hat that makes the wearer invisible, and a fan in Hotei's hand.
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Document identity
localId
5812
label
Tsuba with Hotei with Attendants and Treasures
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
5812
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Hotei with Attendants and Treasures
description
Standing at the right of this tsuba is Hotei, the god of happiness and one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. Two attendants are on the left. Hotei is usually shown with a bag of treasures. The bag is at the bottom of the tsuba and arranged around the top and bottom of the tsuba are some of the treasures from Hotei's bag. On the bag are the rain coat that protects against evil spirits and the key to the gods' storehouse. At the top are the hammer carried by Daikoku, another god of good fortune, a hat that makes the wearer invisible, and a fan in Hotei's hand.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750 (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.3
height
8
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/4 × W: 3 1/8 × D: 1/4 in. (8.3 × 8 × 0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 江州彦根住 筒井吉房; [Transliteration] Gôshû Hikone jû/Tsutsui Yoshifusa; [Translation] Residing in Hikone
Gôshû/Tsutsui Yoshifusa
dynasty
Edo period
med
copper-gold alloy, gold, silver
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5188
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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34172808772df68e
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3
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photo
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no