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| Keywords: Hara Kazutomo - Tsuba with a Long-lived Tortoise (Minogame) with a Tail of Seaweed - Walters 51384.jpg The turtle on this tsuba is a divine tortoise that can live one thousand years The tail is actually made of water plants that have grown in the tortoise's shell because it has lived so long This turtle is a symbol of longevity The right hand side of the tsuba is primarily the turtle's shell The tail sweeps around the left edge to meet to turtle's head at the lower right A space left between the tail and the central opening created the opening for the utility knife ca 1830 late Edo silver alloy cm 7 8 accession number 51 384 5373 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kenkôsai Hara Kazutomo place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Seaweed in art Hara Kazutomo Turtles in art Minogame | ||||
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