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| Keywords: Hidemasa - Tsuba with Cranes Flying over Waves - Walters 5192 - Back.jpg Seven cranes executed in two types of gold alloy fly over waves on the face of this tsuba On the reverse four more cranes join them in flight Incised clouds surround the central opening Cranes are traditional symbols of longevity and good fortune The dense design of this tsuba is typical of the Bushû school The hole for the hair pick kôgai has been plugged in a different metal mid 18th-mid 19th century late Edo shibuichi gold silver cm 6 6 5 9 accession number 51 92 10885 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Hidemasa saku; Translation Made by Hidemasa place of origin Wakayama Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Hidemasa | ||||
