Keywords: Gotô Ichijô - Tsuba with Crane Walking on Pine Needles - Walters 51235 - Back.jpg 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 between 1791 1876 late Edo-Meiji iron gold cm 5 87 5 08 0 45 accession number 51 235 10035 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Hakuo saku; Translation Made by Hakuo place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Gotô Ichijô Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |