Keywords: Hamano School - Tsuba with Bats and Crescent Moon - Walters 51229 - Back.jpg At the top of this tsuba a bat flies through the night sky A new moon is in on the right A second bat is at the lower right On the reverse incised lines at the lower left indicate water Bats are a symbol of happiness century 18 19 Edo-Meiji sentoku gold silver cm 6 1 5 4 0 39 accession number 51 229 4685 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Miboku place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Hamano School |