Tsuba with Cranes

19th century (late Edo)

7.7 cm 8.1 cm 0.6 cm

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Surrounding the central openings of this tsuba are twenty three cranes carved in silver, gold, copper, and a mixed metal alloy called shakudo. Cranes are symbols of longevity and frequently appear in a celebratory context. The reverse of the tsuba has twenty cranes in a simila...

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