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Birds in Air and Water
Birds in Air and Water

Birds in Air and Water

Artist (Japanese, 1763 – 1837)
Date19th century
PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)
CultureJapanese
MediumCopper alloy with gold and silver inlays.
ClassificationWeapons
Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022
Object number2022.13.14
On View
Not on view
DimensionsOverall: 2 13/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/8 in. (7.1 × 6.6 × 0.3 cm)
Tsuba with Daruma on a Reed
Tsuba with Daruma on a Reed
Kikuoka Mitsuyuki
18th century
Tsuba with shōjō and sake jar
Tsuba with shōjō and sake jar
Yokoya Sōmin
1774 (the 3rd year of the An’ei era)
Tsuba in the Form of Six Monkeys
Tsuba in the Form of Six Monkeys
Arai Teruyuki
mid-19th century
Tsuba with the Hag of Adachi Moor
Tsuba with the Hag of Adachi Moor
Tanaka Kiyotoshi
ca. 1870s
Tsuba in the form of a Snake Wrapped around a Temple Bell (Dōjōji)
Tsuba in the form of a Snake Wrapped around a Temple Bell (Dōjōji)
Michinaga
19th century
Tsuba in the Form of Red-Robed Daruma
Tsuba in the Form of Red-Robed Daruma
Ōtsuki School
c. 1850
Tsuba with Mounted Warrior and Messenger
Tsuba with Mounted Warrior and Messenger
Hamano Noriyuki II
late 18th - 19th century
Tsuba with Inlay Design of Flowers and Insects
Tsuba with Inlay Design of Flowers and Insects
Hirata School
early to mid-19th century
Presentation Tsuba with Design of Travellers Crossing the Hagi Tamagawa
Presentation Tsuba with Design of Travellers Crossing the Hagi Tamagawa
Kikuoka Mitsumasa
1806
Daruma Meditating in a Cave
Daruma Meditating in a Cave
Mid-19th century
Tsuba with Eight horses of Muwang
Tsuba with Eight horses of Muwang
mid- to late 19th century
Tsuba with Design of Daruma and a Dragon
Tsuba with Design of Daruma and a Dragon
Hamano Noriyuki II
late 18th to mid-19th century
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