MAKE A MEME View Large Image Sano Naoyoshi - Tsuba with a Crane in Flight - Walters 51308 - Mark.jpg A large crane hovers at the top of this tsuba Its wings follow the curve of the tsuba body The depiction of the crane continues onto the reverse where the crane's legs ...
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Keywords: Sano Naoyoshi - Tsuba with a Crane in Flight - Walters 51308 - Mark.jpg A large crane hovers at the top of this tsuba Its wings follow the curve of the tsuba body The depiction of the crane continues onto the reverse where the crane's legs can be seen The body of the tsuba is covered in a repeating pattern of small dots known as fish eggs nanako-ji The crane is a auspicious motif and a sign of longevity century 19 late Edo shakudo shibuichi gold and copper cm 7 7 accession number 51 308 4356 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Sano Naoyoshi kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Sano Naoyoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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