Tsuka with Shells and Fish

mid 19th century (late Edo) L: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm) Citation Source image

The kashira is decorated with various fish and shells executed in different metal alloys to provide a range of colors. The handle is covered in ray skin and wrapped in baleen (commonly called whale bone). This is part of a mounted set.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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