Tsuba with Crane Walking on Pine Needles

1791-1876 (late Edo-Meiji)

5.1 cm 5.9 cm 0.5 cm

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On the front of the tsuba, a crane stands on gold pine leaves looking up towards clouds. The crane is a symbol of longevity and is considered a felicitous motif. On the reverse is a blossoming cherry tree.

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