Tsuba with Crabs and Lotus Plants

late 19th century (Meiji)

7.5 cm 8.6 cm 0.5 cm

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The body of this tsuba is made with two different metals affixed together and carved to resemble wood grain. The left half is iron and the right half is brass. A long stalk of pampas grass is along the right side, with two crabs along the bottom. The reverse is a copper and ti...

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