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| Keywords: Ishiguro Masatsune - Tsuba with Fish and Seafood - Walters 51201 - Mark.jpg An assortment of fish appears along the bottom of this tsuba The largest is the sea bream in gold at the lower right corner Sea bream are felicitous fish because their name tai contains a syllable from Japanese word for auspicious medetai Near the bream is another fish in copper Above it is an abalone shell in silver alloy A spiny lobster which is a sign of longevity is in a copper and gold alloy on the left On the reverse are a wasabi root and another fish late 18th-late 19th century Edo sentoku copper gold silver cm 7 25 6 65 0 38 accession number 51 201 19734 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Ishiguro Masatsune kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Ishiguro Masatsune Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
