Keywords: Sugiura Jôi - Tsuba with Hotei and His Boy Attendant in a Boat under a Full Moon - Walters 51282 - Mark A.jpg 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 between 1725 1761 mid Edo iron silver gold cm 7 34 7 03 0 55 accession number 51 282 27785 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Issando; Seal Joi Nagaharu place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Sugiura Jôi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |