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| Keywords: Tsutsui Yoshifusa - Tsuba with Hotei with Attendants and Treasures - Walters 51388 - Back.jpg 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 ca 1750 mid Edo shakudo gold and silver detail cm 8 3 accession number 51 388 5812 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Gôshû Hikone jû/Tsutsui Yoshifusa; Translation Residing in Hikone Gôshû/Tsutsui Yoshifusa place of origin Hikone Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Tsutsui Yoshifusa Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
